What is it about City Councilmember Mohammed Hassan? He has continually thumbed his nose at paying his bills. In the latest instance, Hassan has been fined for failing to…
Smart decision, Hamtramck voters. On Tuesday, the public school district’s millage proposal managed to just get by and win. Although it’s unfortunate that the margin of victory was only 22…
Next Tuesday, May 6, is the day voters go to the polls and make a major decision. Hamtramck’s Public School District is seeking a 4-mill tax to fund…
With the school millage election just a little over two weeks away, a peculiar question has come up. We hear from some voters – not many but enough…
Did Hamtramck pay too much for snow removal this winter? Mayor Karen Majewski has raised this question after Emergency Manager Cathy Square recently released her three-month financial report. In the…
City officials should probably start planning now. This winter was rough all around, as everyone knows, but especially so for our streets. Potholes are everywhere, and so far there is…
It’s not easy being an elected official. They have to put up with abuse from the public, and the public can be a nasty, unforgiving beast. Take, for example, the…
In last week’s issue we explored several reasons why the Hamtramck Public Schools’ upcoming millage vote is important to Hamtramck. We can’t stress enough why we, as a community, need…
A big high-five goes out to the people who put together the recent Hamtramck Music Festival. In only five weeks’ time they put together a knockout festival that reminded us…
Now that Paczki Day is behind us, we have a few suggestions to make next year’s event sweeter. We don’t mean to sound like we’re complaining but we think there…