Concern Grows Over Vacant Houses Going Up In Flames
By Bonnie Caprara Review Special Writer While Detroit firefighters have to struggle with ongoing fires breaking out in vacant commercial buildings, Hamtramck has been spared – so far. Just recently…
Expert in Community Walkability to Visit Hamtramck
By Charles Sercombe Get your walking shoes on. Dan Burden, a nationally-known expert on making communities more walkable, is hiking into town. Burden and the City Of Hamtramck are hosting…
Recyclable Materials
Here’s a reminder: the green revolution has come to Hamtramck. The city has been setting up a recycling dumpster on the last Saturday of each month and will contine through…
‘Lake Caniff’ looks like it’s dried up
If you ask us here at The Review, it was $26,000 well spent indeed. That’s how much it cost the city to put an end to what we called Lake…
Hamtramck leads the way in welcoming the immigrant experience
By Terry Parris, Jr. Review Special Writer According to comedian George Carlin — rest his soul — there are seven dirty words that are just too inappropriate for the American…
Traffic enforcement pays off in many, many ways
Last Friday, we saw something that’s never occurred in Hamtramck. The Police Department set up a check lane, so to speak, on Jos. Campau in front of Glory Market to…
Public schools celebrate the sweet sounds of spring
Hamtramck was the sound of music Wednesday evening. Hamtramck public school students put on a kaleidoscope of music for the public, which served to both entertain and showcase the deep…
City budget notice
ORDINANCE 2009- AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS OF THE CITY, AND SETTING FORTH THE MILLAGE RATES APPROPRIATED TO DEFRAY THE EXPENDITURES; TO ADOPT THE CITY’S BUDGETS FOR…
Labor flexes its muscles to save jobs and economy
Is America’s labor force stepping up for a fight against manufacturers? Judging by the angry and righteous tone at a labor rally held Monday in front of Hamtramck’s City Hall,…
It’s official: Gordon to remain on City Council
It took some intense negotiating and it could have fallen apart at any time, but in the end, Councilmember Cathie Gordon will remain on council. On Monday, a majority of…
