City on a roll in grants
By Charles Sercombe Sometimes, it pays to be a city in financial trouble. Hamtramck is one of 11 financially-distressed communities to receive part of an $8 million grant from…
School board gets an update on Keyworth Stadium renovation
By Charles Sercombe Renovating Keyworth Stadium to host a minor league soccer team passed its first hurdle. The stadium, built in the 1930s, is savable, said Sean Mann of the…
Hello winter, we’ve been waiting for you
By Charles Sercombe Winter hit Hamtramck and the metro area with a one-two punch this week. Monday started out with the third highest snowfall since the state began recording…
A tempting oasis for car thieves
By Charles Sercombe For years Hamtramck has been on the radar of car thieves. It still is. Last year’s auto theft statistics are not yet available, but in 2013 there…
Councilmember objects to changes made by city manager
By Charles Sercombe There’s a new city manager in town, and now a new way to conduct city council business. And so far, Councilmember Anam Miah is not…
City takes a hit in crime stats
By Charles Sercombe First the bad news. According to a ranking of 186 Michigan cities, Hamtramck has the seventh worst crime rate. That’s the result of a study performed by…
Judge tosses out defamation lawsuit against Review
By Charles Sercombe A Wayne County Circuit Court judge has thrown out a libel/slander lawsuit filed against The Review newspaper and Publisher John Ulaj. Omar Nakash, the owner of Platinum…
City’s financial board begins its job of overseeing finances
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s transition advisory board held its first meeting this week. The TAB will be overlooking all financial decisions over $10,000 made by the city for what…
Coming soon: House values re-assessed
By Charles Sercombe Since the 1960s it appears there has never been a citywide re-assessment of Hamtramck property values. There have been new assessments given as housing values…
One tree’s removal sparks an old debate in the city
By Charles Sercombe There is a well-known philosophical question that asks: “If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make…
