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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

City celebrates a ‘victory’ in chasing away tax dollars

It’s odd that the city considers it a victory to prevent a legal business from operating here. In this case, this “victory” involves a would-be cannabis dispensary that…

October 31, 2025No CommentRead More

Best to prepare for possible ICE patrols

Will ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) agents really start rounding up illegal immigrants in town? That may be a question folks will have in their minds since it…

October 24, 20251 CommentRead More

News

Hamtramck election results are under a cloud of suspicion

By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck has a new mayor, Adam Alharbi, who was considered the most…

November 5, 2025No CommentRead More

Mayor is facing questions about his statements to the Senate

By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck Mayor Amer Ghalib may have made more than one…

November 3, 2025No CommentRead More

Mayor’s Senate hearing hit serious snags

By Charles Sercombe Mayor Amer Ghalib’s past actions, and comments on social media, may…

October 31, 2025No CommentRead More

On the campaign trail … The quirks of language and interviews with two mayoral candidates

By Charles Sercombe Election day is just around the corner. This coming Tuesday, Nov.…

October 31, 20251 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 … 10/17/25

By Charles Sercombe The city council met on Sept.…

City Hall Insider … 9/9/25

By Charles Sercombe The city council met on Sept.…

City Hall Insider … 8/26/25

By Charles Sercombe The city council met on Aug.…

City Hall Insider … 8/12/25

By Charles Sercombe The city council met on Aug.…

News

Election fraud prosecution hits a snag with no-shows

By Charles Sercombe Election fraud charges against two Hamtramck City Councilmembers had different outcomes in the last week. City Councilmember Mohammed Hassan will continue to face…

October 24, 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