By Ian Perrotta Welcome back to our Year in Review. This week we take a stroll through the second half of 2013. JULY Fireworks came…
By Charles Sercombe With the year 2013 about to bow out, it’s time to take a stroll through the past 12 months. And what a busy…
By Charles Sercombe For the second time in two years, a Hamtramck Public School Boardmember has resigned. In an email to the board on Wednesday, Nassr…
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck public employee retirees are getting a new healthcare insurance plan, and it’s going to cost them more. Just how much more is not…
By Charles Sercombe Last month the city council agreed to allow a nativity scene be set up in Pope Park. Since then, no one has come forward…
By Charles Sercombe Where once bakers rolled the dough, job seekers will soon be rolling in the dough. Well, hopefully they will all get good-paying jobs.…
By Charles Sercombe Get ready to pay for water and sewer services on a monthly basis. The city is switching from billing households every three months to…
By Charles Sercombe Round one of the city’s auction of lots has been completed, and now the question is: When will round two take place? At…
By Charles Sercombe Add two more metro area communities to the list of financially distressed cities. Gov. Rick Snyder appointed two financial review teams this…
By Charles Sercombe City officials want more bidders like Mohammed Huq and Ashraf Mohammed. They both purchased city lots at last week’s auction in city…