Between the Lines …
Between the Lines is a column that looks at the story behind the stories and people we come across. By Charles Sercombe We zig, we zag. Turn left, turn right.…
Goodfellows drive helps feed city’s needy
By Charles Sercombe The paper you are holding today is extra special. Special in the sense that, if you purchased it from a Hamtramck Goodfellows standing on a street corner…
Celebrate the holiday season at ‘Winter Glow’
By Alan R. Madeleine Nothing warms you during winter like a nice healthy glow. And we know where you can get one. No, not the bar on the corner. Or…
Council does an end-run around city manager
Could it get any messier? While on the one hand we’re pleased that Hamtramck now has a new police chief on the way, the process in which it happened was…
After all these years, there is something to be thankful for
By Greg Kowalski War was on the horizon in November, 1940, as the people of Hamtramck were preparing to celebrate Thanksgiving. Of course, the whole nation looked ahead with apprehension…
Why the wait?
Charles Sercombe Former Councilmember Kazi Miah’s replacement didn’t waste any time taking over his position. The next highest vote-getter from the Nov. 8 General Election, Abdul Algazali, was sworn into…
Channel 7 continues its investigation into city’s speed trap
By Charles Sercombe Channel 7 news investigator Scott Lewis is not putting the brakes on his recent story about Hamtramck’s speed trap. On Tuesday night, Lewis did a follow up…
City Hall Insider …
What is our City Council up to these days? We have the highlights of the latest council meeting. By Charles Sercombe We left off last week part way through the…
Movers and Shakers …
By Alan R. Madeleine Who she is … Roxann Lee-Fiorello Busch is a former Hamtramck native, now living in Duisburg, Germany, who has just self-published her first novel, entitled “The…
Like it or not, there is indeed a speed trap
A couple of years ago we reported that Hamtramck’s speeding laws were on shaky legal ground. A relatively new state law requires communities to first perform a traffic study before…
