Let’s make the Labor Day Festival the party of the century
Hamtramck, ask yourself a question: Do you want the upcoming Labor Day Festival to be “The Party” of the year in celebration of Hamtramck’s 100th anniversary of becoming a city?…
HPS District perseveres despite its many challenges
Last week The Review dedicated our entire issue to our public school district. The HPS District certainly has had its share of challenges and difficulties in the last three years:…
Get to know your city for 100th birthday
This past Monday, the city’s centennial anniversary plans kicked into high gear. A re-dedication of Col. Hamtramck’s gravesite was held, to much fanfare, at Veterans Park. Hamtramck was named after…
Coming to terms with city street sweeping
If there is one consistent thing Hamtramck can’t come to terms with street sweeping. On the one hand, there are the folks who complain that the city should do more…
Get ‘city smart’ during warm weather months
As we reported last week, warm weather always ushers in more street crime. The reasons for this are various – and obvious. People are out more and, in the heat,…
Sometimes, credit is due to public officials who get it right
Sometimes it appears that improvements to the city come awfully slow. Residents are always quick to point out the faults of our city, but rarely does anyone offer praise when…
Bringing back film tax breaks equals jobs
It’s not often we venture off on topics not totally Hamtramck-centric, at least when it comes to our own editorials. But this subject does resonate with a number of residents.…
A compromise is reached on parking meters
Hamtramck’s new parking meter system certainly has its critics. The new meters, some say, are too confusing, and there needs to be more grace time before you have to pay.…
Hamtramck mourns the loss of a champion for all
Last week, Hamtramck lost a dedicated public servant. Yvonne Myrick, a retired supervisor with the city’s water department, and the first African-American to be president of the Hamtramck Public School…
Show your Cosmos pride and donate to a good cause
Hamtramckans have long been known for their generosity – especially when it comes to lending a hand to one of our own. Former Detroit Tigers and Hamtramck High School graduate…
