City to lot owners: ‘Build it or move it’
By Charles Sercombe The city’s new property tax fees for vacant lots have hit property owners. And, predictably, they are not pleased with the increased fees. At the Jan.…
HPS School Board falls further into decline
It pains us to dwell on this, but the Hamtramck Board of Education appears to be in a mess of trouble. The public is noticing it too, if comments on…
Hamtramck voters send President Biden a clear message
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck voters got the message about voting “uncommitted” in Tuesday’s presidential primary. A whopping 61 percent of voters sent President Joe Biden a strong message to…
This year’s MLK celebration called for political action
“It’s been a long A long time coming, but I know A change gon’ come Oh yes, it will” Same Cooke, “A change is gonna come.” By Charles Sercombe…
School board clashes over agenda
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s school board meeting a few weeks ago was full of fireworks. A clash has apparently erupted between Board President Jihan Aiyash and Vice President Salah Hadwan.…
Bring on the bars
By Greg Kowalski Bars have long played a major role in the Hamtramck social scene. In fact, Hamtramck gained national attention for the number of bars squeezed into this…
Guest Editorial: What do you think?
By Greg Kowalski One of the biggest challenges of operating a historical museum in Hamtramck is that there is almost too much history. So much has happened in Hamtramck over…
In Hamtramck, it was the ‘call of music’ on Paczki Day
By Charles Sercombe One thing that stood out this year on Paczki Day: It was weird that New Martha Washington Bakery is no longer there. The last “Polish” bakery…
Arrest in mayoral death threat
By Charles Sercombe A Canadian man has been arrested for allegedly threatening to shoot Mayor Amer Ghalib. According to the mayor and the police department, a man in Vancouver has…
Mayor is urging voters to choose ‘uncommitted’ in primary election
By Charles Sercombe Mayor Amer Ghalib is now officially recommending that voters favor no candidate in the upcoming presidential primary election on Feb. 27. He is part of a movement…
