Fall festival is coming
By Alan Madlane The chill may be creeping into the air, but Hamtramck’s got a hot idea to match. The Hamtramck Recreation Department is sponsoring what they’re calling a Fall…
City council wrestles with a tax abatement proposal for Missant site
By Charles Sercombe City council appears to be stumped on whether to grant tax abatement to a company that wants to develop the former Missant site. The owner of the…
One last blast of summer
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s party of the year is here. In fact, it’s the party of the century considering that this is Hamtramck’s 100th anniversary of being a city.…
Mayor criticizes Review reporting on city manager search
By Charles Sercombe Mayor Ameer Ghalib has found himself on the defensive about a comment he made as to the qualifications for one to be the next city manager.…
This year’s Labor Day Festival offers something special
By Charles Sercombe It’s hard to believe but one week from now, the Hamtramck Labor Day Festival will return. This year promises to be bigger and better. Last year, because…
HHS board candidates are unopposed
By Charles Sercombe Three candidates for the Hamtramck Public School District Board of Education won’t have to campaign to win a seat on the board. That’s because they are all…
Recent city manager resignation raised concern among officials
By Charles Sercombe The abrupt resignations of City Manager Kathy Angerer and City Attorney James Allen recently left the mayor and some councilmembers a bit confused. A few weeks…
Sex assault charges refiled against activist
By Charles Sercombe A prominent community activist is once again being charged with sexually assaulting of a special education high school student. Two years ago, Ibrahim Aljahim was faced…
Pride flag leads to a shakeup in the Human Relations Commission
By Charles Sercombe There is going to be a shake-up in the city’s Human Relations Commission, the mayor has said. The commission became embroiled in a controversy about displaying…
A debate over religious animal sacrifices
By Charles Sercombe Updating the city’s animal ordinance has turned out to be no ordinary task. An issue arose when some in the city’s Muslim community noticed that, in a…
