You’ve got friends at Whiskey in the Jar
By Ian Perrotta Review Staffwriter If you’re looking for a Friday night fight, go down the street to Shadow Bar – at Whiskey in the Jar it’s all about the…
Easter: More than a religious service in Hamtramck
By Greg Kowalski Special to The Review It just doesn’t seem logical that the celebration of Easter would warrant headline news, but it did. “City Goes to Church During Tre…
We can thank the Greeks for modern day Easter
By Jay Searcy Special to The Review What comes to your mind when you think of Easter? Like most celebrations in western culture Easter, the most sacred date on the…
State police take over drunk driver case
By Charles Sercombe The Michigan State Police are now in charge of investigating the case of a highly intoxicated female driver who was shot in the shoulder by Hamtramck police…
American Axle will have to pay for closing local plant
By Charles Sercombe For union workers who were laid off from the American Axle & Manufacturing plant in Detroit-Hamtramck, it’s sweet revenge time. A labor arbitrator recently ruled that American…
Struggling communities turn to beefed up traffic enforcement
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck isn’t the only city issuing more traffic tickets. According to a recent report in USA Today, cities across the country are ramping up traffic enforcement in…
City tries again for federal grant for Fire Department
By Charles Sercombe City Manager Bill Cooper is crossing his fingers but he’s not holding his breath. About a month ago, Cooper submitted a grant proposal to the federal government’s…
Critics of Police Department should walk in officers’ shoes
The public has every right to question the behavior and policies of a Police Department. But Tuesday’s rally sponsored by the Hamtramck NAACP over concerns about Hamtramck police was ill-timed…
At HHS, students learn the power of the spoken word
By Alan Madeliene “Let’s Take it to the Stage!” Well, that immortal phrase popularized by the Funkadelic might be one way of saying it. In any case, that’s just what…
