Housing director served our community well
Recently, the longtime director of Hamtramck’s Housing Commission, Kevin Kondrat, retired. Mr. Kondrat took over the job after a tumultuous era before him, and managed to turnaround a difficult situation.…
Housing lawsuit ending has one key missing piece
There’s a saying in legal circles that goes: “Justice delayed is justice denied.” That saying is certainly true in the case of the Hamtramck housing discrimination lawsuit filed 56 years…
City council acts in mysterious ways
A couple of items caught our attention at the last city council meeting. For one thing, we’re baffled over why the council feels it’s important to eliminate a special charge…
Look at the bigger picture about bike lanes
The concept of bike lanes in Hamtramck continues to spur debate. Recently, one Review reader offered a comment that got us scratching our heads. The reader said that, when immigrants…
Come on county, what’s the plan?
Wayne County officials owe Hamtramck an answer. The question being: What are their plans for the Dickerson jail, located on Conant and Hamtramck Dr.? Recently, it was announced that the…
Envisioning a new Conant requires open minds
Let’s face it, the Conant business district is an ugly stretch of road. It’s not the businesses there that are to blame, but the road itself, which is barren and…
Enforcing city codes takes a balancing act
In recent weeks, there have been a growing number of complaints from residents who received code violation tickets. Some have argued that they should have first been issued a warning…
Victory over our greatest fear
By John Ulaj Publisher I want to begin by thanking you, our readership and advertisers, for your amazing loyalty and continued support. Given that, I am proud to announce…
City can’t always depend on an infusion of Fed money
As we reported last week, this spring and summer will be busy around town. The city has been fortunate to receive various federal grants totaling over $19 million in recent…
HPS legal woes take away money for educating
What can one say about a school district that attracts so many lawsuits? There are a lot of things that baffle us about the Hamtramck Public School District, but the…
