Hamtramck Review | Hamtramck, MI

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…

Blowout: the streets were alive with the sound of music

By Charles Sercombe When it comes to the annual…

This year’s MLK Day celebration’s theme: building bridges

By Charles Sercombe Despite the frigid single-digit temperature, Hamtramck’s celebration…

Hamtramck veterans still carry on the Veterans Day tradition

By Charles Sercombe Veterans Day ceremonies in Hamtramck may…

Student authors have a health message for people of color

By Alan Madlane It’s no secret that Hamtramck has…

Editorials

In our opinion … Firing City Manager Garbarino was a rush to judgment

In the weeks to come, one can only hope cooler heads will prevail over the firing of City Manager Max Garbarino. Garbarino’s cause for firing? It appears to…

September 5, 20251 CommentRead More

In our opinion … Taxpayers’ money is going down the drain

Let’s all take a deep breath for a moment, and absorb the earth-shaking decisions our mayor and city council took this week regarding the city manager, police chief…

August 29, 2025No CommentRead More

News

Federal court puts an end to lawsuit over pride flag

By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s pride flag dispute has been settled – at least, legally.…

September 12, 20251 CommentRead More

Police chief is officially fired

By Charles Sercombe Back in May of 2024, Hamtramck welcomed — with open arms…

September 12, 20252 CommentsRead More

Summer’s annual sendoff was once again a blast – of water

By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck Labor Day Festival organizers proved that if they build it…

September 5, 2025No CommentRead More

Councilmember announces his resignation over CM firing

By Charles Sercombe In a surprise move, City Councilmember Khalil Refai said he is…

September 5, 2025No 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 … ‘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,…

Toast of the Town … Strawberries, crafts and a tribute to the Hamtramck Historical Museum

By Charles Sercombe There’s something about the sound of…

City Hall Insider … 8/1/25

By Charles Sercombe The city council met on Aug.…

City Hall Insider … 7/22/25

By Charles Sercombe A city council meeting was scheduled…

City Hall Insider7/8/2025

By Charles Sercombe The city council met on July…

City Hall Insider … 6/24/25

By Charles Sercombe The city council met on June…

News

Mayor says meeting in White House could result in financial aid for city

By Charles Sercombe Mayor Amer Ghalib is crossing his fingers to deliver a financial gift to Hamtramck on his way out of office. Ghalib recently visited…

September 5, 2025No Comment

Features

Neighborhood Arts Festival once again opens it doors and yards

By Alan Madlane Get ready for another spectacular day of local art and music making. The Hamtramck Neighborhood Arts Festival, or HNAF, is having its 14th…

September 27, 20241 Comment