Once you’ve experienced Hamtramck, you’re here forever
(Editor-at-Large Walter Wasacz writes a weekly column on life in Hamtramck.) By Walter Wasacz All roads lead to and from Hamtramck. You can get here from anywhere. Once this place…
City Hall Insider
By Charles Sercombe On Tuesday, Nov. 9, the City Council held its regular council meeting. Councilmember Shahab Ahmed was absent. The meeting lasted for two hours at which point the…
City Council and voters can help ease city’s financial woes
Last week we urged City of Hamtramck employees to agree to contract concessions to ensure the city’s survival. Hamtramck is facing a $3 million budget deficit and by January the…
Group mentors young people ‘to the finish line’
By Ian Perrotta There’s a new nonprofit in town, and it’s ready to help young people succeed in the race of life. Making It To The Finish Line – an…
Hamtramck voters at times at odds with state voters
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck voters remained true to their Democratic Party roots on Tuesday even though it was the polar opposite of what a majority of state voters supported. Virg…
2009 election had more than one milestone
By Charles Sercombe The 2009 General Election is considered a watershed moment in Hamtramck politics. That’s when Bangladeshi-American voters solidified their position as the city’s major political force. But that…
City’s financial future is uncertain at best
By Charles Sercombe The suspense is over. Last week we reported that a meeting this week about Hamtramck’s financial picture is the makings of a Halloween horror story. It is,…
To look at future of Hamtramck, go west
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck is feeling mighty broke these days. Just how far can a city go to balance its budget? Look no further than one-square mile sized Maywood, California.…
Halloween season takes a turn back to the 80s
By Charles Sercombe For the first time in many years, Hamtramck firefighters were busy during the Halloween holiday. Fire Marshal Paul Wilk said there were four arson suspected fires over…
City museum goes through final paperwork
By Charles Sercombe Signed, sealed and delivered. That’s the latest development for the city’s newly acquired Historical Museum. At the most recent City Council meeting, the council agreed to lease…
