HUD grant will allow city to end housing lawsuit
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck can shut the door on its 40-year-old housing discrimination lawsuit. Last week, HUD, the federal housing agency, announced it will give Hamtramck $13.9 million to provide…
Man in missing girl mystery now in prison
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s most scrutinized, under-the-microscope man is now spending the next 18 months to 15 years in prison. But not for the thing authorities suspect him of doing.…
Homeowners will be charged extra fee for garbage
By Charles Sercombe The cost of throwing out garbage just went up $3 per month for each household in Hamtramck. The total increase for the year will be $36. The…
Highland Park Polar Bears ice HHS Cosmos
By Ian Perrotta Review Staffwriter The first game back from the winter break did not end well for the Cosmos’ (1-4, 0-0) Varsity Basketball Team. Despite a good second half…
New round of housing is a win-win for Hamtramck
This Monday Hamtramck will celebrate a historic milestone. Not only is it Martin Luther King Jr. Day, it’s the 40th anniversary of a settlement deal between the city and a…
Need a tattoo fix? Hamtramck studio has you covered
By Ian Perrotta Review Staffwriter Why is a tattoo better than money? The answer, according to tattoo artist Timm Nowakowski, is simple: “A good tattoo will get you through bad…
Police seek bank robbery suspect
By Charles Sercombe Call him the casual bank robber. On Wednesday (Jan. 13) at about 11 a.m. a man went into Best Bank inside Glory Foods, walked up to a…
There’s something familiar about Hamtramck’s latest election cycle
By Greg Kowalski What to make of these new immigrants taking over political control of the town? What’s going to happen to the rest of us? Those questions were being…
These volunteers for the homeless know how to pack a good cause
By Ian Perrotta Review Staffwriter It looks like Mother Nature finally got the memo and winter has arrived. Fortunately for Detroit’s homeless, the Burners without Borders organization was already here.…
Housing lawsuit takes another step toward shutting the door
By Charles Sercombe Despite a housing market that is in the dumps, new housing is coming to Hamtramck. But the real good news is that the 65 units coming our…
