Guest Editorial … A dire message from Detroit Friendship House
By Khurshida Hossain Executive Director at Detroit Friendship House For our team at Detroit Friendship House, caring for the community is the highest priority driving our work. Unfortunately, poor federal…
Federal judge rules in favor of the city’s pride flag ban
By Charles Sercombe Last week, a federal judge likely dealt a death blow to those seeking to have the pride flag displayed again on a city flagpole. Federal Judge David…
Is the election investigation going anywhere?
By Charles Sercombe This weekend, the Hamtramck rumor mill was working overtime. The focus of the chitchat in town was whether there will be charges filed against several people,…
Election is right around the corner
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s primary election is less than two weeks away. On Aug. 5, voters here will be asked to whittle down the number of mayoral and city…
Timing to hire assistant city manager is suspicious at best
Pardon us if it seems like deju vu all over again (apologies to Yogi Berra) with regard to the city council’s move to hire an assistant city manager. It begs…
Historical Museum gets nearly $100,000 in state grant
By Alan Madeleine The State of Michigan recently announced the annual awardees of their Community Museum Grant Program – and the Hamtramck Historical Museum (HHM) has benefitted. The grants,…
Finally, the Caniff repaving is complete and open for traffic
By Charles Sercombe Time to celebrate, and if you have wheels whether it’s a car, bike or scooter test out the newest portion of Caniff. That’s because it’s now smooth…
City job raises questions about future of city manager
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck is once again seeking an assistant to the city manager. But for anyone interested in applying, the job posting on the city’s website has already…
Suspended school superintendent re-appointed to state commission
By Charles Sercombe Suspended Hamtramck Public School District Superintendent Jaleelah Ahmed still has influence with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Whitmer recently announced over a dozen appointments to various commissions and boards,…
Crossing the line of their authority
At a recent city council meeting, Mayor Amer Ghalib made an interesting comment that caught our attention. Speaking on the internal investigations into the police chief and background checks on…
