Looking back at the year 2009 … It’s a wrap
By Ian Perrotta and Charles Sercombe The second half of 2009 was just as jam-packed with news as the first half. Here’s a look back at July through December (the…
Bar fight turns for the worse
By Charles Sercombe A fight inside Shadow bar on Saturday night turned into a 1920s-era shooting. Little information was available at the time The Review went to press, but according…
Let’s take a stroll through the year 2009 …
By Charles Sercombe The year 2009 is just about coming to an end and so it’s appropriate we take a look back at the past 12 months. We couldn’t have…
From the Publisher …Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
By John Ulaj Hark the herald angels sing, glory to the new born king – peace on earth, so the song goes. It’s one of my favorite Christmas songs and…
In Hamtramck, Christmas is different
By Pastor Jay Searcy Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia, Gezur Krislinjden, Cestit Bozic i Sretna Nova godina, Srozhdestvom Kristovym, Shuvo Naba Barsha, Milad Majid, and Merry Christmas. It is amazing that…
Quick Hits
Now here’s a novel idea – but perhaps a little weird. The Downtown Development Authority has recruited art students to “spruce up” windows of a vacant stores and buildings on…
City’s new Master Plan depends on resident input
By Ian Perrotta Review Staffwriter If you haven’t heard the news, there is a big change coming to Hamtramck. The city’s Master Plan is being revised, and the team guiding…
Schools hope to avoid layoffs
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck Public Schools are facing a few years of financial crisis, but at least there’s a plan to get the budget balanced. In fact, it’s a five-year…
Teacher alleges School Board president threatened him
By Charles Sercombe A labor dispute in the Hamtramck Public Schools has the potential to tarnish the political future of School Board President Titus Walters. The Hamtramck Public Schools teacher…
Hamtramck attorney gets top ranking
Former Hamtramck City Councilmember Nick Frontczak has been named one of the top 40 attorneys in the metro area for the year 2010. Detroit’s premier business magazine, D Business, recently…
