By Charles Sercombe After absorbing all the events of last year for the past two weeks, it’s now time to consider the “Newsmaker of the Year.” And once again,…
By Charles Sercombe Ever since former President Donald Trump won the presidential election in November, there’s been one question floating around town: Will Hamtramck Mayor Amer Ghalib be on…
By Charles Sercombe As many have noticed, Caniff is now fully open for traffic going west and east. The reconstruction and repaving of Caniff, from Jos. Campau to Conant,…
By Charles Sercombe Welcome back to our annual “Year in Review.” Last week, we looked at the first six months of the year; now, here’s what was notable, locally,…
By Charles Sercombe Well, here we are, at the end of 2024. With the year largely in our review mirror, we once again follow our tradition of presenting a…
By Charles Sercombe The worst case scenario of the Wayne County Jail saga here in Hamtramck has played out as feared. Wayne County has stopped making its yearly $1.4 million…
By Charles Sercombe City officials are preparing for the worst when Wayne County closes its jail here in Hamtramck. The county plans to move all of its jail prisoners…
By Charles Sercombe Hate the sound of jacked-up mufflers that are modified to be ear-splittingly loud? Unless you’re in a certain sub-category of young males, that would probably be a…
By Charles Sercombe Not in the holiday spirit yet? Or, maybe thirsting for more holiday merriment? Either way, head over to Pope Park on Saturday (Dec. 14), from 4-9…
By Charles Sercombe There’s good news/bad news about the final leg of repaving Caniff. The good news is that the current portion, from Jos. Campau to Gallagher, will soon be…