Yemeni community rails against the killing of a fellow immigrant
By Charles Sercombe Last Thursday evening, local Yemeni-Americans held a rally in Zussman Park to protest the death of a California man visiting his homeland. According to various media reports,…
Repaving begins on Conant
By Charles Sercombe And now it’s Conant’s turn to be repaved. Those orange road construction barrels aren’t going away any time soon in Hamtramck. Now that the Caniff repaving project…
Toast of the Town … Check out the newly revamped Polonia Restaurant
By Alan Madlane Well, fellow foodies, let’s explore the newly reopened Polonia, shall we? Full disclosure: The owner of this newspaper, John Ulaj, also owns Polonia now. Fuller disclosure:…
City council missed an opportunity to fight blight
Recently, the city council had a chance to help ensure the prevention of housing blight. It was just one tool that the city could use, but the council decided to…
Plenty of other improvement projects are happening in town
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck never rests. Just as the Caniff Ave. reconstruction project was getting buttoned up, two other city projects got underway. After a big press conference several…
Former cop sentenced to three years
By Charles Sercombe A former Hamtramck police officer, charged with assaulting two people he arrested back in 2014, will be going to federal prison. Ryan McInerney, 45, of Grosse Ile…
Toast of the Town … ‘Trashies’ are making a dent in the city’s litter problem – and having fun
“Trash, go pick it up, don’t throw your love away…” The New York Dolls By Alan Madlane If Hamtramck looks any cleaner to you on a given day, it might…
Let’s talk about public safety and what we want
During the past several months there has been a lot of talk in town, and nationally, about the role of police departments. Some have called for “defunding” police – even…
Hamtramck Labor Day Festival: hot fun in the summertime
By Charles Sercombe The weather was perfect, people came, bands played, the canoe race was wet and wild, Big Time wrestlers put on a crazy show, and what more…
Caniff is now open for traffic
By Charles Sercombe Most residents have probably noticed by now that one of the city’s main arteries, Caniff Ave., is once again fully open. The street had been closed from…
