An age-old problem once again returns
Hamtramck has a new mayor and a new city council. Although they may be new, they are now staring at an age-old problem in Hamtramck: finances. As we reported last…
Welcome to the city’s new parking meter system
We reported a few weeks ago that the city council directed the city manager to work with its parking meter company to extend the grace period to pay for parking…
Being the mayor of a city is a humbling experience
If there is one thing we learned from last week’s article about former Mayor Karen Majewski’s reflection on her tenure, it’s this: Be courageous — despite your initial doubts. In…
Speed humps are a first step in street safety
It took forever, but the city is finally making strides in making our streets safer. The city is doing this by installing more speed humps throughout the city, but mainly…
Judge controversy highlights what’s need: all of us helping out
Regardless what you think of Hamtramck Judge Alexis Krot, her handling of a blight case highlighted something that is needed in the community: Neighbors and volunteers caring about our elderly…
City’s first female mayor gets a well- deserved honor
Former Mayor Karen Majewski is being paid a fitting tribute for her 18 years of service to the city. Last week, the city council agreed to place an honorary street…
Winter whining …
It didn’t take long after our first winter snowstorm to settle a few days ago for some residents to start complaining on social media. Complaining that the city does not…
HPS follows common sense in remote learning
Hamtramck Public Schools are doing the right thing. The district decided to hold off having students return to class for the past two weeks, as new Covid cases continued to…
With a new year comes hope and optimism
A lot of us may have wished “good riddance” to the year 2021. That’s because it was one bad year, with Covid stubbornly hanging on and even continuing to spread.…
As usual, Hamtramck has had a rollercoaster year
We were leafing through the back issues of this past year, and whew! What a year. The pandemic was obviously raged on during the year, and it’s still with us…
