Editorials

In Our Opinion … Political division in city hall is getting worse

You have to wonder about this city council. As we’ve mentioned before, there is a growing division between some councilmembers and the mayor and the city manager. It…

April 10, 2026No CommentRead More

In Our Opinion … A worthy celebration, and a crisis on city council

A couple of things are on our mind this week. And there are a lot of developments that have happened over the past two weeks to absorb. First,…

April 3, 2026No CommentRead More

News

Breaking news … 16-year-old female student abducted at gunpoint

Breaking news … 16-year-old female student abducted at gunpoint

By Charles Sercombe Thanks to tips from the public and fast police work, a 16-year-old…

April 13, 2026No CommentRead More

Recall election underscores division in city hall

Recall election underscores division in city hall

By Charles Sercombe The public backlash is growing against Councilmember Mohammed Hassan. He is apparently…

April 10, 2026No CommentRead More

Councilman responds to critics

Councilman responds to critics

By Charles Sercombe Councilmember Nayeem Choudhury’s social media war appears far from over. This week,…

April 10, 2026No CommentRead More

Mayoral election dispute continues to remain unresolved

Mayoral election dispute continues to remain unresolved

By Charles Sercombe Will Mayor Adam Alharbi’s three-month tenure in office go down as the…

April 3, 2026No CommentRead More

Business

Dos Locos Tacos diner says it’s adios due to the economy

Dos Locos Tacos diner says it’s adios due to the economy

  By Charles Sercombe It’s no surprise that restaurants come and go here in Hamtramck. In general, restaurants face tough challenges to stay afloat, mostly due to constant…

March 20, 2026No CommentRead More

‘Discover Hamtramck’ spreads the message of development in the city

‘Discover Hamtramck’ spreads the message of development in the city

  By Alan Madlane Hamtramck has a very active platform for self-promotion working out of city hall these days. They are called Discover Hamtramck, and we wanted to…

February 7, 2025No CommentRead More

It’s all in the family for this new Laundromat

It’s all in the family for this new Laundromat

  By Charles Sercombe Finally, the northend of town has a much-needed service available. We’re talking about the need for a laundromat, one of which just opened at…

December 21, 2024No CommentRead More

Photo Gallery

Vintage baseball comes to Hamtramck Stadium

Vintage baseball comes to Hamtramck Stadium

    By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s historic baseball stadium came full circle last Saturday. When the stadium was first built, as…

May 24, 20191 CommentRead More

HHS Cosmos reach for the stars this season

HHS Cosmos reach for the stars this season

  By The Hamtramck Public School District As March…

Cosmos varsity basketball team is on a roll

Cosmos varsity basketball team is on a roll

By Charles Sercombe The Hamtramck High School Cosmos boys…

Cosmos basketball team is racking up impressive wins

Cosmos basketball team is racking up impressive wins

By Alan Madlane The Hamtramck High School boys’ varsity…

Cosmos football team needs one more win for the history books

Cosmos football team needs one more win for the history books

  By Charles Sercombe The Hamtramck High School varsity…

Toast of the Town … Celebrating a mover and shaker and honoring MLK

Toast of the Town … Celebrating a mover and shaker and honoring MLK

By Charles Sercombe Winter’s icy, bitter cold couldn’t keep…

Toast of the Town … Hamtramck delivers one last summery blast of fun

Toast of the Town … Hamtramck delivers one last summery blast of fun

  By Charles Sercombe Once again, Hamtramck served up…

Toast of the Town … ‘Desi Nights’ highlights the Bangladesh community

Toast of the Town … ‘Desi Nights’ highlights the Bangladesh community

By Charles Sercombe The Hamtramck Bangladesh community was in…

Toast of the Town … A message of unity, coney dogs and a celebration

Toast of the Town … A message of unity, coney dogs and a celebration

  By Charles Sercombe Last Saturday was one of…

City Hall insider … 2/24/26

By Charles Sercombe The city council met on Feb.…

City Hall Insider … 2/10/26

By Charles Sercombe The city council met on Feb.…

City Hall Insider … 1/27/26

By Charles Sercombe The city council met on Jan.…

City Hall insider … 1/13/26

By Charles Sercombe The city council met on Jan.…

News

Critics lash out at councilmember

Critics lash out at councilmember

  By Charles Sercombe Former city clerk Rana (Faraj) Allen is hitting back at Councilmember Nayeem Choudhury’s criticism of her. And, once again, the spat is being…

April 3, 2026No Comment

Features

Bengali-American headlines fundraiser for community-based cause

Bengali-American headlines fundraiser for community-based cause

  By Alan Madlane Like to have a good laugh, while helping a worthy cause? Progress Michigan bills itself as a communications team and media hub for…

September 12, 2025No Comment

Editorials

In Our Opinion … City council needs a lesson on transparency

It was a small, likely unnoticed, comment, but a very telling one. We’re talking about what City Councilmember Nayeem Choudhury suggested at the Feb. 10 council meeting.…

March 27, 2026No Comment

Sports

With a new coach, Cosmos finally have something to celebrate

With a new coach, Cosmos finally have something to celebrate

By Mike Murphy Special to The Review The Hamtramck High Cosmos varsity football team fell one game short of getting into the state playoffs this year but…

October 31, 2014No Comment