By Charles Sercombe Want to hear a real Halloween horror story? Stop by a special City Council meeting Monday evening, and the stuff you’ll hear will make the hairs on your arms stand up. This is no tale for the kiddies or faint of heart. In a nutshell, here it is: Hamtramck’s financial picture is [...]
By Charles Sercombe There is some serious fallout from last month’s bar sting in town. In September, the police department sent underage decoys to several bars to see if they would get served without being asked to produce ID. Bartenders at three bars fell for the ruse, including a bar owned by City Councilmember Tom [...]
By Charles Sercombe It may not feel like an election here in Hamtramck, but Election Day is indeed coming up. Next Tuesday voters nationwide will be heading to the polls. For political junkies this election season has offered a lot of drama and suspense. The biggest guess is whether national polls are accurate in predicting [...]
By Charles Sercombe There’s been plenty of talk since last week’s story on a park grant that disappeared. Unfortunately, the more that people talked, the less clear the issue became. Wayne County Commissioner Moe Blackwell said last week’s story was not correct in stating he offered a $75,000 park improvement grant when actually the money [...]
By Charles Sercombe While the number of car thefts has been going down in recent years, a more insidious trend may start to emerge, say local law enforcement officers. As cars become more theft proof, police are saying in private that they fear car thieves will become more desperate and resort to carjackings. It’s not [...]
By Ian Perrotta It may have been a losing season, but not all was lost for this year’s Cosmos football team. Despite finishing the season with a record of 1-8, the season can still be called a success. After last year’s season took an unfortunate turn due to a player ineligibility scandal, the program was [...]
By Charles Sercombe There might be one thing we can all agree on. Bring back the blinking red traffic light on Caniff in front of the fire station. The city was forced to end the practice of allowing motorists to stop and drive through the red light when new traffic lights were installed over the [...]
By Charles Sercombe The talking is over for now when it comes to marijuana and the City Council. The council decided at Tuesday’s council meeting to snuff out further discussion on where to allow medical marijuana growing collectives to operate until state legislators take a look at the voter-approved law. The law was actually passed [...]
(Editor-at-Large Walter Wasacz writes a weekly column on life in Hamtramck.) By Walter Wasacz Hamtramck is so rich in cultural amenities that it’s often tough to keep up with it all. Think about it: where else does the full expression of creative work by visual artists, musicians, designers, promoters and curators bump up against the [...]
When it comes to good food and great times, Hamtramck has plenty to offer. In this column, we’ll talk about what’s happening at our bars, restaurants and other events that can be found throughout the city. By Charles Sercombe This weekend is one of the biggest and busiest nights for bars, outside of the holidays. [...]
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