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By Alan Madlane The Hamtramck Historical Museum recently began…

Later, gator: A close encounter on Detroit’s Belle Isle

By Alan Madlane Lynn Blasey is well-known around…

An alley is reborn and Hamtramck throws a party

By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck might be the only city…

Bugging out in Veterans Park …

By Charles Sercombe Things got awfully buggy last week…

Bengali-American headlines fundraiser for community-based cause

By Alan Madlane Like to have a good laugh,…

Historical Museum gets nearly $100,000 in state grant

By Alan Madeleine The State of Michigan recently announced…

Editorials

Feds are threatening to withhold food benefits

Here we go again. Those who rely on SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits are facing another threat of having the program end. Why? President Trump’s administration is…

December 19, 2025No CommentRead More

Does anyone outside the city care about our elections?

We wouldn’t blame folks for having Hamtramck election fatigue. It seems like this mayoral election is never going to end, and the more that’s revealed about how the…

December 12, 2025No CommentRead More

News

Year in Review: Our look back at the last six months of 2025 headline

By Charles Sercombe Welcome back to our annual Year in Review. This week, we continue…

January 9, 2026No CommentRead More

Inauguration ceremony on Sunday for newly elected city leaders

By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck will usher in a new political era this Sunday, Jan. 4.…

January 3, 2026No CommentRead More

Year in review: Take a look back at the first half of 2025 headline

By Charles Sercombe The year 2025 seemed like an ongoing roller-coaster of news. Now,…

January 2, 2026No CommentRead More

Is the third time the charm for Mahmood?

By Charles Sercombe Mayoral hopeful Muhith Mahmood is not giving up his fight to…

January 1, 2026No CommentRead More

Crime Log

Business

‘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

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

Florian East offers a refreshing take on crafting beer

By Charles Sercombe For the first time in perhaps decades, Hamtramck has its own brewery. During the past week, Florian East, at 9350 Jos. Campau, has had…

August 30, 20241 CommentRead More

Photo Gallery

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

By The Hamtramck Public School District As March…

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

By Alan Madlane The Hamtramck High School boys’ varsity…

Cosmos football team needs one more win for the history books

By Charles Sercombe The Hamtramck High School varsity…

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

By Charles Sercombe The Hamtramck Bangladesh community was in…

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

By Charles Sercombe Last Saturday was one of…

Toast of the Town … A weekend of good health and celebrating a legend

By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck had another busy weekend,…

City Hall Insider … 11/25/25

By Charles Sercombe The city council met on Nov.…

City Hall Insider … 10/28/25

By Charles Sercombe The city council met on Oct.…

City Hall Insider … 10/14/25

By Charles Sercombe The city council met on Oct.…

City Hall Insider … 10/17/25

By Charles Sercombe The city council met on Sept.…

News

Breaking news … Court rules against counting 37 uncounted ballots in election

By Charles Sercombe For 37 voters here in Hamtramck, they are out of luck in getting their ballots counted. Wayne County Circuit Court Chief Judge Patricia…

December 23, 20251 Comment

Features

Blowout: the streets were alive with the sound of music

By Charles Sercombe When it comes to the annual Hamtramck Blowout and weather traditions, this year was no different. And one of those traditions is this:…

March 28, 20252 Comments