The enduring spirit of Christmas, even in troubled times
By Greg Kowalski These are troubled time. The whole world seems to be in endless turmoil, the United States is under the threat of foreign attackers and the future is…
Hamtown’s movers and shakers …Meet Omar Thabet 11/28/14
By Charles Sercombe Meet Omar Thabet. He’s a 22-year-old Yemeni-American who recently graduated from Michigan State University where he studied journalism. He lives in Hamtramck and has just written a…
Hamtown’s movers and shakers …Meet Hamtramck’s new DPW director
By Mike Murphy Special to The Review Hamtramck recently hired a new Director of Public Works, Mark Ragsdale. He comes from Brownstown Township and has been on the job…
It’s Queen of Apostles’ turn to host a ‘Mass Mob’ this Sunday
By Mike Murphy Special to The Review Catholic Mass Mob Organizers are hoping to work their magic in Hamtramck once again this Sunday at Our Lady Queen of Apostles…
What to do with a Campau lot? The mind reels with ideas
By Charles Sercombe Yearning for a piece of the action in Hamtramck’s main business district? If so, there is still plenty of time to bid on an empty lot…
Attorney’s tale of overcoming challenges is a message of believing
By Charles Sercombe There are motivational speakers, and then there is attorney Richard Bernstein. Yes, that Richard Bernstein you see in television ads. Bernstein met with Hamtramck Public Schools…
If it’s a Hamtramck arts festival, don’t expect the ordinary
By Mike Murphy Special to The Review The Hamtramck Neighborhood Arts Festival may be becoming best known for what it’s not. It is not held on a few streets…
In Hamtramck, police gear is not a subject of debate
By Charles Sercombe It’s a subject the media has been talking a lot about lately. Police militarization. Following the recent clash between the public and the Ferguson Police Department in…
Pope Park will soon get a divine intervention
By Charles Sercombe A new look is coming to Pope Park. Talk of renovating the park has been in motion for over a year now, as well as…
On Sunday, St. Florian to be invaded by a ‘Mass Mob’
By Mike Murphy Special to The Review For some, the thought of a mob descending on a Catholic church might evoke images of destruction and anti-clerical fervor, but St.…
