Southend will be home soon to newly settled refugees
By Charles Sercombe Two years ago, the city had plans to build seven housing units for a program to help settle refugees. Over that time, the plan has evolved,…
Hamtramck Neighborhood Arts Festival is coming
By Alan Madlane For the 9th year running, Hamtramck will have a day-long arts festival to participate in. The Hamtramck Neighborhood Arts Festival is a thing for literally everyone,…
UAW strikers at Poletown get a special visit by candidates
By Charles Sercombe UAW strikers at the GM Poletown plant got a boost this past week with visits by Democratic presidential hopefuls Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders. Warren…
Hamtramck political activist is charged with sexual assault: Update
Update: (Oct. 3, 2019) — As we were going to press Thursday, the Arab American News had an update on accused sexual assault suspect Ibrahim Aljahim, 37, of Hamtramck. He…
‘Banglatown’ development has some high rollers on board
By Alan Madlane A Detroit neighborhood revitalization project is likely to have a spillover effect for Hamtramck. And a familiar business name is heavily involved. More on that momentarily.…
City officials fret over the cost of a city hall upgrade
By Charles Sercombe In the coming months, Hamtramck City Hall will get a new name and a new look. Or, maybe not. Some members of the city council…
Poletown plant may survive
By Charles Sercombe As they say in baseball, it ain’t over ‘til it’s over. GM is now offering to keep its Poletown and Lordstown, Ohio plants open, if UAW…
Schools are still a mix of languages
By Charles Sercombe At one time, a couple of decades ago, it was said that there were close to 40 languages and dialects spoken in the public schools.…
Tentative agreement reached to preserve Yemeni mural
By Charles Sercombe There is a good chance that the Yemeni mural on the southend will be saved. In a press release issued by Bill Meyer, of OneHamtramck, a…
Sleepy driver wakes up to a downed city flagpole
By Charles Sercombe A fatigued driver stirred up an international incident here in Hamtramck. Well, that may be overstating it. At 6 a.m. on Tuesday, the driver ran off…
