There is no ‘good humor’ for this ice cream truck driver
By Charles Sercombe Remember the childhood chant: “You scream, I scream, We all scream for ice cream”? Well, an ice cream truck driver got a not-so-innocent modern day version of…
This Labor Day weekend will be a party after all
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s annual Labor Day weekend festival looks like a go this year. The fate of this year’s festival had been up in the air for the past…
If immigration is key to success, Hamtramck wins the prize
(Editor-at-Large Walter Wasacz writes a weekly column on life in Hamtramck.) By Walter Wasacz Detroit is buzzing with ideas, brimming with activity. When I say Detroit, I include Hamtramck in…
If we all pull together, Hamtramck’s festival can be saved
Maybe last week we rushed too quickly to say that this year’s Hamtramck Labor Day Festival should be canceled since the city had to lay off its special events coordinator.…
Historical museum will enrich the community in many ways
On behalf of People’s Community Services, I would like to express our support for the development of a Hamtramck Historical Museum. Hamtramck is a small city but it is a…
Hip Hip, Hooray! for Hamtramck’s grandstands
Thank you very much for your story on the history of the grandstands at Veterans Park. Baseball historian Gary Gillette brought up very significant incentives in the potential preservation of…
Historical Commission coming close to having a home
By Mike Murphy Special to The Review Though not counting chickens before they hatch, the Hamtramck Historical Commission (HHC) is hopeful that a museum site it’s been seeking for a…
Baseball historian looking for ‘smoking gun’ to help save the grandstands
By Ian Perrotta It looks like the initiative to restore the grandstands at Veterans Park is beginning to pick up some steam. Three weeks ago, The Review reported that members…
Tax hike rejected one more time
By Charles Sercombe City Councilmember Catrina Stackpoole gave it one more try to convince her colleagues to pass a property tax increase. And again, it went nowhere. At Tuesday’s council…
Three teens face life sentence in home invasion charge
By Charles Sercombe The talk in Hamtramck 31st District Court on Tuesday afternoon was the shock in how young they looked. Too young, court observers said, to have possibly committed…
