Keeping a Hamtramck tradition alive and kicking
By John Ulaj Hamtramck Review Publisher The annual Review Christmas party has come and gone – but what a memorable event it was! Thanks to a lot…
Beefed up code enforcement is paying off
By Ian Perrotta Shortly before leaving his position with the city, former Acting City Manager Nevrus Nazarko made a small change that had a big impact. Early in the…
Treasurer is wasting no time going after deadbeats
By Ian Perrotta The City of Hamtramck and newly-appointed City Treasurer Mike Wilk used to just be friends with benefits, but at a recent city council meeting the relationship…
Search for new CM is on hold
By Charles Sercombe The search for a permanent city manager is over, and the winning candidate is: No one. The mayor and city councilmembers rejected hiring any of the…
Council did the right thing to put search for city manager on hold
Maybe it’s a good thing that the council decided to pass on hiring a permanent city manager. Last week the council decided none of the three candidates seeking the position…
Crime Log …12/14/12
By Ian Perrotta This week’s Crime Log covers Monday, December 5 through Wednesday, December 12. Wednesday, December 5 At 10:10 p.m. a man was placed under arrest in…
Toast of the Town …
By Ian Perrotta Mark your calendars, Hamtramck — you now have something to do the second Tuesday of every month. Beginning in November and continuing indefinitely, BS Art Promotions…
Former resident celebrates her first book of fiction
By Charles Sercombe Ksenia Rychtycka has had the writing bug ever since she was a kid here in Hamtramck. That’s the way Rychtycka remembers it, and after years…
DTE promises to come back in spring and replace sidewalks
By Charles Sercombe If you haven’t noticed, this city is all torn up. DTE Energy has been ripping up sidewalks throughout town since last summer to upgrade its gas…
City forced to backpedal on scope of bike lane project
By Ian Perrotta Will Hamtramck be known as the city of fixed-gears and beer? No cars and PBR? After last week’s city council meeting that just might be the case.…
