In Our Opinion … Will city taxpayers be hit with a hefty bill?
Hamtramck, like a number of other communities, is about to get screwed by Republican state legislators. That’s because they went to court to block roughly $5 million that had been…
Toast of the Town … Celebrating a mover and shaker and honoring MLK
By Charles Sercombe Winter’s icy, bitter cold couldn’t keep Hamtramck home this past Sunday and Monday. On Sunday, Toast bundled up and braved Hamtramck’s slippery sidewalks and alleys to very…
Court puts a halt to state grant payouts
By Charles Sercombe For a moment, it looked like Hamtramck would be off the hook for funding a new fire truck and other items amounting to about $5 million. But…
City Hall Insider … 1/6/26
By Charles Sercombe The city council met on Jan. 6, and all councilmembers were in attendance. This was the yearly organizational meeting, held at the beginning of the year to…
In our opinion … Hamtramck has no need to honor foreign politicians
It’s a new political era, but what we saw at the last city council meeting left us wondering if this young council is already in a state of dysfunction. Specifically,…
‘Newsmaker of the Year’ changed city politics
By Charles Sercombe As usual, trying to figure out who – or what – is our Newsmaker of the Year offers too many options. Should it be the firing…
City welcomes a new mayor and new era
By Charles Sercombe Newly-elected Mayor Adam Alharbi kick-started his term in office with a call for unity in the community. “Hamtramck is a city unlike any other. Within these…
New postal rule could affect elections
By Charles Sercombe Heads up, voters. For those who vote by absentee ballot and mail it in, there has been an important change in postal regulations. From now on, the…
City Hall Insider … 12/16/25
By Charles Sercombe The city council met on Dec. 16, and all councilmembers were in attendance. The city’s auditor company, UHY, gave an overview of the city’s financial situation. The…
Historian Greg Kowalski to be honored at museum
By Alan Madlane As the main man behind the Hamtramck Historical Museum, Greg Kowalski has been both the city’s biggest fan and its best cheerleader, too. And now, the city…
