By Charles Sercombe The Cosmos Homecoming Week got off to a fun start on Wednesday. In preparation for Friday’s Homecoming festivities and the Cosmos football game, the junior and senior girls got into the gridiron spirit in the annual “Powder Puff” game. Powder Puff is another way of saying flag football. This year, the seniors [...]
By Charles Sercombe Here we go ‘round again. Detroit Post Office officials now say Hamtramck’s Post Office is still on a list of branches that could be closed down. A few weeks ago, the Post Office said Hamtramck’s branch has been spared. Why the back and forth? Carol Zarek, the customer relations coordinator in Detroit, [...]
By Ian Perrotta Review Staffwriter In a stunning setback, the Hamtramck Cosmos football team has been forced to forfeit their first three wins. The Cosmos had won three out of four games so far, an amazing comeback for a team that has gone through five to six seasons without a single win. On Wednesday, Hamtramck [...]
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck is cracking down on homeowners and landlords who let their property become rundown or refuse to pay water bills or income taxes. During the last few months, the city has cut off water service and placed red “condemned” stickers on 13 houses. Those houses, said the city’s chief code inspector, Tom [...]
By Ian Perrotta Review Staffwriter There’s something funny going on at the Planet Ant Theatre in Hamtramck. It’s not the name or the funky purple paint job, either. Except for holidays, every Monday at 8 p.m. the venue on Caniff has hosted its very own improv comedy night. It’s a tradition that is still going [...]
By Ian Perrotta Review Staffwriter The mayor might be in charge of Hamtramck, but once a week the crew from the Detroit Threads Running Team runs this town. Every Wednesday at 7 p.m., the Detroit Threads Running Team meets outside of Detroit Threads on Jos. Campau and runs to Keyworth Stadium. And though their name [...]
By Ian Perrotta Review Staffwriter Hamtramck’s Master Plan is being redone, but not without the most important input of all: yours. Over the next several months, the Master Plan will undergo a complete revision. An interactive process that teams three corporate firms with the citizens of Hamtramck will rework the chief document governing the city. [...]
By Charles Sercombe Although Hamtramck was hit with some cuts in bus routes serving the city, there might be an alternative rolling in. Last week, Detroit Mayor Dave Bing announced several cuts and changes in bus service. The plan calls for the complete elimination of route 24 on Holbrook and ending the route 12 Conant [...]
By Charles Sercombe Football is back in Hamtramck. After suffering a 5-6 year losing streak, the Hamtramck High School Cosmos have restored the roar in Hamtown. The team has undergone a miracle turnaround, winning their first two games and losing a heartbreaker last Friday, 44-42. And unlike previous years, there are now enough players to [...]
By Charles Sercombe Last Friday, when the nation mourned the eighth anniversary of 9/11, Hamtramck firefighters received some extra protection. Their new pumper truck was officially blessed Friday morning by visiting Priest Greg Rozborski at St. Florian Church. The day was not lost on Rozborski. “Pray for all the firefighters who passed away, especially those [...]
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