GM Poletown hiring will bring extra revenue for city
By Charles Sercombe You’ve probably heard by now, but if you haven’t, last week GM announced it plans to hire 2,000 workers at its Poletown Plant. Good news, right? Well,…
Personal touch is key to success for Mostek company
By David Piestrzynski Special to The Review After eight decades in business, Mostek Paint and Glass Co. is still going strong. Later this year, the store will celebrate its 80th…
City officials still working to keep Kowalski local
By Charles Sercombe Kowalski Sausage Co. isn’t moving any time soon. That’s the word from the city’s Director of Community & Economic Development, Jason Friedmann. Friedmann said Kowalski has pulled…
American Axle has no immediate plan to continue demolition
By Charles Sercombe American Axle & Manufacturing is demolishing part of its sprawling plant, but that doesn’t mean more will be demolished, a company official said. The part coming down…
With Paczki Day over, local bakeries get ready for Easter
By David Piestrzynski Special to The Review The mad rush of Paczki Day is not something bakeries in Hamtramck can easily duplicate. Sandy Bakic, of New Martha Washington Bakery, describes…
Free law clinic will set up shop in City Hall
By David Piestrzynski Special to The Review The University of Detroit-Mercy’s Immigration Law Clinic is coming to Hamtramck, free of charge. The clinic, run by students and professors from U-D…
City’s long-awaited Master Plan ready for review
By Alan R. Madeleine A man, a plan, a Caniff… Hamtramck? Not exactly a perfect palindrome for Hamtramck’s newly drafted Master Plan, but if it’s as perfect a plan as…
Building improvements grants expand beyond Jos. Campau
By David Piestrzynski Special to The Review The city of Hamtramck is due for its annual facelift. The yearly façade grants have been doled out by the Downtown Development Authority,…
City streets are due for spring cleaning
By David Piestrzynski Special to The Review The good news is that winter appears to be gone. The bad news is that it left a mess. The streets of Hamtramck…
Development causes safety concern
By Charles Sercombe No, it’s not going to fall down. That’s the verdict from Martin Ladd, the city’s director of the Public Services Department, about a redevelopment project going on…
