Editorial: GM Tax Break will Bankrupt Communities
Last week we reported that GM is seeking an 80 percent reduction on the property taxes it pays on the Poletown Plant. Hamtramck receives about $2 million a year from…
Editorial: Surveillance Cameras are Worth the Price
Does the addition of surveillance cameras on Jos. Campau mean the end of crime? Hardly. But they are worth the purchase that City Council approved last week. Four cameras will…
Editorial: Time to Snuff Out Smoking in Public Housing
The federal housing agency, HUD, has been floating the idea of banning smoking inside the apartments they subsidize. It may seem like an intrusive move, but there is a sound…
Editorial: Send a Letter to the Post Office: Keep the Hamtramck Branch Open
Since our story last week about a rumor that the Hamtramck Post Office branch is slated to be closed, we’ve been approached by a postal carrier. The carrier asked to…
Editorial: Census Count Will Take the Effort of the Entire City
Hamtramck officials are on the right path in making sure our city receives an accurate population count during next year’s decentennial Census. Local preparations for the once-every-10-year national population count…
‘Lake Caniff’ looks like it’s dried up
If you ask us here at The Review, it was $26,000 well spent indeed. That’s how much it cost the city to put an end to what we called Lake…
Eat it Raw at the Zen Center
By Kelli B. Kavanaugh Special to The Review The Detroit Zen Center has expanded its kitchen and now features gourmet raw food, herbal, medicinal Korean teas — and a food…
Hamtramck leads the way in welcoming the immigrant experience
By Terry Parris, Jr. Review Special Writer According to comedian George Carlin — rest his soul — there are seven dirty words that are just too inappropriate for the American…
One man’s trash is still, well, everyone’s trash
Handbills52909 Since Last November, Richard Lee Sparks has been collecting those yellow bags you get on your porch every week. As of now, he has a whole garbage can filled…
Traffic enforcement pays off in many, many ways
Last Friday, we saw something that’s never occurred in Hamtramck. The Police Department set up a check lane, so to speak, on Jos. Campau in front of Glory Market to…
