By Charles Sercombe The City Council met on Jan. 11 with all members in attendance. The meeting lasted for over an hour-and-a-half. We’re telling you folks, as the city’s financial crisis continues to fester, these meetings are getting pretty intense. The majority of the meeting focused on a debate over whether to apply for a [...]
By Ian Perrotta There’s a new project being stirred up in Hamtramck. It’s called Diverse(soup)city and it’s looking to fund your idea. Diverse(soup)city is the brainchild of about a dozen Hamtramckans – all under the age of 30 – who are interested in helping develop creative projects within the city. Essentially, it is a monthly [...]
(Editor-at-Large Walter Wasacz writes a weekly column on life in Hamtramck.) By Walter Wasacz Recently, on a sunny late afternoon, I spotted a rare, fascinating scene midway down the alley between Edwin and Evaline streets, east of Gallagher. It was large bird of prey of some kind, on the ground, giving something its full attention [...]
The City of Port Huron is proposing to eliminate its Police Department and replace it with county sheriffs. The City of Camden, New Jersey is laying off over 300 police officers and firefighters, about half of its total force. Both cities are facing crushing financial problems. Hamtramck is also facing a budget deficit and is [...]
By Ian Perrotta Normally, when the words “accident” and “gas station” come together to make news, it doesn’t have a happy ending. Fortunately, that’s not the case for the gas station/convenience store at Holbrook and Conant. On Saturday (Jan. 15), the Marathon station celebrated its grand re-opening with a low key ceremony to commemorate the [...]
By Ian Perrotta By now you’ve probably seen it on TV or heard about it from someone else, but that doesn’t mean last Thursday’s (Jan. 6) Town Hall meeting is old news – the reverberations can still be felt a week later. The meeting, which was held at People’s Community Services on Joseph Campau, was [...]
By Ian Perrotta “I’m not willing to pay any more taxes.” – Former City Councilmember Dr. Abdul Algazali, as he denounced the council and accused them of not making necessary cuts and not saving money for a rainy day. “These are the people who run the city. You work for us.” – Bill Meyer, Executive [...]
By Charles Sercombe It looks like Hamtramck will head straight into being broke by March. Four City Councilmembers formed a majority vote to reject applying for a $2.5 million state loan. The loan would have kept the city financially afloat until 2012, but now without the loan the city will simply run out of money [...]
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 Well, well, here we are with our first Toast column of 2011. In fact, we are [...]
Who she is: Christine Komisarz You have created a Hamtramck-themed T-shirt. Tell us what it is and what inspired you to create it. Komisarz: Except for a period of about five years, I’ve lived in Hamtramck my entire life. I’ve seen the changes in the city. It’s not too difficult to see that Hamtramck is [...]
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