By Charles Sercombe A suspected case of road rage tied up southbound traffic on I-75 for over four hours Monday afternoon. Michigan State Police are investigating the shooting of a pick-up driver on Hamtramck’s portion of I-75. The victim, who the state police are not identifying, was shot at least twice — through his lungs [...]
By Charles Sercombe Coincidence or retaliation? That’s a question that came up this week among some in the community after a recent police sting on several local bars. Last Friday, Hamtramck police sent two minors to several bars to see if they would get served alcohol. Two of the bars targeted happened to be owned [...]
By Charles Sercombe As if on cue, just as Hamtramck police officials were coming back with good news about the city’s auto theft prevention unit, police officers here apprehended two suspected carjackers. Talk about timing. “It underscores the need for the auto theft unit,” said Police Chief Mark Kalinowski. As of August, there was a [...]
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s public schools may be heading into a worse financial crisis. Superintendent Tom Niczay said it appears that the district lost over 150 students, which will result in a $1 million budget cut in the coming year. That news came just as the state received notice that the federal government will give [...]
By Ian Perrotta Hamtramck’s place in history was cemented last Friday (Sept. 17) with the dedication of a Wayside marker commemorating the “Automobile Row” corridor of Jos. Campau. The marker, a plaque made from Digital High Pressure Laminate material, was built to stand up to the harsh conditions of an urban environment and is theft-proof [...]
By Ian Perrotta If you ask Hamtramck resident Russ Gordon, there are two things that bring people together: food and children. So naturally, last Saturday (Sept. 18) he held a picnic. It wasn’t just any picnic, however. Since 2007, Gordon has organized the late-summer event as an international picnic designed to introduce neighbors to each [...]
(Editor-at-Large Walter Wasacz writes a weekly column on life in Hamtramck.) By Walter Wasacz Late last month, I was given the privilege of managing the editorial team at the web-based, Detroit-centric magazine Model D, a publication I’ve been writing and editing for since 2005. I re-introduced myself — it seems in this business, if you’ve [...]
Some fancy footwork, so to speak, was needed to keep Hamtramck’s auto theft unit intact. And it worked out all right this week, but the scramble to save the unit underscores a deeper financial crisis facing Hamtramck. Back in August, it looked like the city would have to disband the auto theft unit because it [...]
By Ian Perrotta When it comes to good food and great times, Hamtramck has plenty to offer. In this recurring column, we’ll take a look at the bars, restaurants and other events that can be found throughout the city. Ironically enough, the first article in this series isn’t about a bar in Hamtramck. It’s about [...]
By Charles Sercombe The smoke has cleared from last week’s fires in nearby neighborhoods in Detroit, but criticism of how the city handled the fires is still raging. Detroit Mayor Dave Bing was almost immediately scorched by critics after he claimed the fire department handled the crisis well. One of those critics was the union [...]
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