Finally. After months of haggling over a budget deficit elimination plan, city officials – with the exception of Councilmember Abdul Algazali – came to an agreement. This…
On Feb. 13, The city’s Plan Commission will hold a public hearing on whether to rezone a parcel of land on St. Aubin St. from industrial only use to multi-use.…
We’ve danced this dance before, but it appears that finally the legendary housing discrimination lawsuit filed against Hamtramck over 30 years ago is settled, once and for all. The Sarah…
Enough is enough. Hamtramck is losing valuable real estate to religious institutions. A plan is in the works for a mosque to open on the northwest corner…
If you are a regular reader of our Crime Log, you will have no doubt noticed an uptick of street robberies in recent weeks. Some of them have…
It’s a new year, but so far, we’ve seen the same old, same old from our city council. We’re speaking of the council’s collective inability to make a decision about…
Well, another year is about to pass. The year 2012 has been yet another roller-coaster ride for Hamtramck. The city has had bad financial news all year long, and a…
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…
As we go to print on Thursday, the city council and mayor are set to discuss what they thought of the three candidates they interviewed for the city manager’s job.…
Hamtramck Public Schools Superintendent Tom Niczay will be missed. He’s not gone now, but in a year, he will be retiring. Niczay dropped the news of his coming…