Popular used clothing chain discovers a world of value here
By Charles Sercombe Hey hipsters, rockers and fans of quality threads, Value World has opened today (Friday, Nov. 4) here in Hamtown. Yes, Value World is now in Hamtramck. The…
Proposed charter school could have huge ripple effect
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck may soon have a new charter school catering to the Bengali community. According to a memo from Hamtramck Public School District Superintendent Tom Niczay, St. Lad’s…
City gets into loft development at a bargain price
By Charles Sercombe Imagine being able to live in a finished loft here in Hamtramck that’s also loaded with top-of-the line appliances. Seems pretty nice, eh? But it gets better.…
City’s largest commercial building is one step closer to new life
By David Piestrzynski Special to The Review The former Shopper’s World building is drawing a lot of attention these days. Last week, 50 developers toured the site with Jason Friedmann,…
Review now has a paper in Ferndale
We’re expanding. The Hamtramck Review company has opened a weekly newspaper to serve Ferndale. The paper is, for now, available only online at ferndalereview.com. Ferndale and Hamtramck have much in…
Social Security office is moving to Highland Park
By Charles Sercombe You win one, you lose one. Hamtramck was able to save the state’s Department of Human Services office, but now it’s losing the local office for Social…
Vacant school buildings likely to come back again
Vacant school buildings likely to come back again By David Piestrzynski Special to The Review Two Hamtramck parishes now have empty school buildings on their hands. As reported previously, the…
Petition drive gets the job done
We can turn the world around We can turn the earth’s revolution. We have the power The people have the power “People have the power,” Patti Smith By Charles Sercombe…
In Hamtramck at least, development keeps pushing forward
By Charles Sercombe The economy may still be in the dumps in the metro area, but believe it or not, there is a lot happening in Hamtramck development-wise. A massive…
It’s a secret who bought St. Lad’s former school
By David Piestrzynski Special to The Review There’s no need to wonder whether the former St. Lad’s school will become a rotting, empty building. With the closing of Dickinson West…
