By Charles Sercombe There is no need to pray for the future of St. Florian Church. A number of folks in town became panicky from overhyped media reports of a recently released study by the Detroit Archdiocese on the future of area churches. In that lengthy report, it was mentioned that the St. Florian Parish [...]
By Charles Sercombe American Axle & Manufacturing found out that shipping jobs out of the country has its consequences. On Tuesday, the Detroit City Council unanimously rejected the company’s request to extend its renaissance zone tax exemption to 2018. American Axle had promised to invest $6 million into its new headquarters and hire 20 information [...]
By Charles Sercombe Good news crime sleuths and crime busters. The Hamtramck Police Department will soon open its daily crime reports to the public. Just like the old days. Except, not quite. But at least the community can now access much more detailed information than the department has been releasing for the last several years. [...]
Ha-Ha-Ha! That’s what we’d like to say to executives at American Axle & Manufacturing. But you know what? It really doesn’t give us pleasure. Fact is, what the executives in the company did to their workers, our city and ultimately our country leaves us far too bitter. On Tuesday, the Detroit City Council did what [...]
By Charles Sercombe “I’m the last of the Mohicans.” Yes, Frank Stock is indeed one of the last of his kind. Come next Wednesday, Dec. 7, which is Pearl Harbor Day, Stock can once again look back at that historical day with wonder that he survived. Back then, on Dec. 7 in Hawaii, the Japanese [...]
By Charles Sercombe In his first meeting back on City Council last Tuesday, Councilmember Abdul Algazali was in familiar form. As you may recall, Algazali was tapped for the council seat recently vacated by Kazi Miah, who resigned a few weeks ago. Although Algazali finished in fourth place in the November election, he was the [...]
What is our City Council up to these days? We have the highlights of the latest council meeting. By Charles Sercombe City Council met on Nov. 22, and the meeting ran for one-and-a-half-hours. With the resignation of Kazi Miah from council, Abdul Algazali was sworn into office to take his place. From the public, Council-elect [...]
Between the Lines is a column that looks at the story behind the stories and people we come across. By Charles Sercombe We zig, we zag. Turn left, turn right. What are the reasons we go this way instead of that way on the road of life? Ah, that’s one of the mysteries of the [...]
By Charles Sercombe The paper you are holding today is extra special. Special in the sense that, if you purchased it from a Hamtramck Goodfellows standing on a street corner Friday, that money goes directly to thousands of needy folks living here. Every year the Goodfellows hold a newspaper drive to raise money, which is [...]
By Alan R. Madeleine Nothing warms you during winter like a nice healthy glow. And we know where you can get one. No, not the bar on the corner. Or the party store on the opposite corner. Note that we said “healthy glow.” This time we’re talking good, clean family fun. Fun that will be [...]
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