Hamtramck knows how to celebrate the end of summer
By Charles Sercombe Well, that was a long weekend. And a little wet, too, but all in all, the annual Hamtramck Labor Day Festival looked like another success.…
Time to party
By Charles Sercombe This year’s Hamtramck Labor Day Festival is going to be a little extra special. That’s because it’s the 40th anniversary for the festival. Way back when,…
Looking for a real estate bargain? It’s county tax sale time
By Charles Sercombe Here is your chance to get in on the Hamtramck real estate rush on the cheap. There are seven local properties listed in the annual Wayne…
Art obscura? Yemeni mural is threatened by construction project
By Charles Sercombe One of Hamtramck’s most treasured murals may disappear from view in the near future. The mural, depicting landscapes and people of Yemen, is on the side…
Hookah lounge closed in shooting
By Charles Sercombe The city’s second homicide within the last nine months has once again happened outside of the MyHookah Lounge on Jos. Campau. Police are not releasing many…
Is the city putting in the effort to promote its main business district?
By Charles Sercombe For several weeks this summer, Jos. Campau was looking pretty weedy. And no, we’re not talking about medical marijuana. We’re talking about those pesky weeds we…
And now for the final three
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s seemingly never-ending housing discrimination lawsuit is coming close to an end. The city is about to break ground for the last three housing units to…
Survey finds most of the city’s trees in good health
By Alan Madlane Looks like Hamtramck can afford to throw a little shade. In June, the city had a comprehensive tree survey completed for all city-maintained street rights-of-way, and…
For now, tree planting program is on hold
“I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree.” By Joyce Kilmer By Charles Sercombe At one time, Hamtramck’s streets were shady, with a tree canopy…
State offers special treatment to Hamtramck for marijuana sales
By Charles Sercombe If city officials allow recreational marijuana sales, the state is offering would-be retailers a helping hand to cut through the red tape. Hamtramck is one…
