Don’t forget…
…to support the Hamtramck High Cosmos as the spring sports season comes to a close.
May 21 10 | Posted in Business | Read More »
Elected leaders would rather see Hamtramck die than dare raise taxes
No one likes to hear about raising taxes. But not all tax increases are equal. Take the case of Hamtramck where the City Council has the option of raising property taxes 2.3 mills, up to the city’s legal limit. Once Hamtramck maxes out its tax rate, it’s up to voters to then decide whether to [...]
May 21 10 | Posted in Editorials | Read More »
Let’s keep shining a light on local government
Recently, we had a chat with Hamtramck City Manager Bill Cooper who gave us an interesting tip. There is pending legislation in the Michigan House in which local governments would no longer be required to publish their public notices in their local newspapers. Instead, the law would be changed to allow communities to post their [...]
May 21 10 | Posted in Editorials | Read More »
Hamtramck students well represented in essay contest
In an essay contest open to all students and all schools in Metropolitan Detroit for grades 4-8, HPS had two of the five winners out of approximately 5000 entries. The essay’s theme was “if you had to create an all new business or invention…what would you create?” “How would this business or invention impact your [...]
May 21 10 | Posted in Editorials | Read More »
9/11 mural gets a redo by local students
By Ian Perrotta Last week’s Clean Sweep wasn’t all about picking up litter. For Hamtramck Detective Jackie Crachiola, it was about putting down some paint. Det. Crachiola spent the day at the viaduct on Jos. Campau and Denton St. repainting a mural of the American Flag. The original flag was painted in 2002 by Crachiola [...]
May 21 10 | Posted in Features | Read More »
When gardening was a weapon of war
By Greg Kowalski Special to The Review Like gardening? Take it seriously? Most people who dabble in the dirt do love cultivating their own food. But there was a time in Hamtramck when gardening was taken so seriously, it was governed by law. And if you broke the law, you risked a $100 fine and/or [...]
May 21 10 | Posted in Features | Read More »
Street Life… Art in the city
(Editor-at-Large Walter Wasacz writes a weekly column on life in Hamtramck.) By Walter Wasacz Since all good things seem to come in threes — think about a good movie where the characters are introduced, a storyline developed and there is resolution in the third act — I thought I’d end my little journey through springtime [...]
May 21 10 | Posted in Features | Read More »
Volunteers make a ‘clean sweep’ of the city
By Ian Perrotta It was all sun and smiles last Saturday (May 15) for Hamtramck’s Clean Sweep. About 125 volunteers showed up for the annual event, which covered all corners of the city. Armed with bags, brooms and rakes, teams of workers marched through the streets clearing trash, glass, trees and debris. Around town several [...]
May 21 10 | Posted in News | Read More »
City leaders at loggerheads on finances
The future looks grim By Charles Sercombe For the first time in years, the words “receivership” and “bankruptcy” are being used to describe Hamtramck’s financial future. Just a year ago, things were looking rosy for the city, financially speaking. And then the economy continued to tank, forcing the state to slash revenue sharing with cities. [...]
May 21 10 | Posted in News | Read More »
Once again, a shooting occurs at Shadow Bar
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s most notorious bar is once again in the news. Last Thursday at about 11:30 p.m., four men leaving the Shadow Bar were approached by two men with guns. The two suspects demanded money from the four men as well as their Cartier glasses. One robbery victim was shot in the leg, [...]
May 21 10 | Posted in News | Read More »
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