By Charles Sercombe This year’s Hamtramck Labor Day Festival is going to be a little extra special. That’s because it’s the 40th anniversary for the festival. Way back when,…
By Charles Sercombe Here is your chance to get in on the Hamtramck real estate rush on the cheap. There are seven local properties listed in the annual Wayne…
By Charles Sercombe One of Hamtramck’s most treasured murals may disappear from view in the near future. The mural, depicting landscapes and people of Yemen, is on the side…
By Charles Sercombe The city’s second homicide within the last nine months has once again happened outside of the MyHookah Lounge on Jos. Campau. Police are not releasing many…
By Charles Sercombe For several weeks this summer, Jos. Campau was looking pretty weedy. And no, we’re not talking about medical marijuana. We’re talking about those pesky weeds we…
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s seemingly never-ending housing discrimination lawsuit is coming close to an end. The city is about to break ground for the last three housing units to…
By Alan Madlane Looks like Hamtramck can afford to throw a little shade. In June, the city had a comprehensive tree survey completed for all city-maintained street rights-of-way, and…
“I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree.” By Joyce Kilmer By Charles Sercombe At one time, Hamtramck’s streets were shady, with a tree canopy…
By Charles Sercombe If city officials allow recreational marijuana sales, the state is offering would-be retailers a helping hand to cut through the red tape. Hamtramck is one…
By Charles Sercombe In a stunning upset, two city councilmembers who sought re-election were eliminated in Tuesday’s Primary Election. Anam Miah, who is Mayor Pro Tem, and Abu Musa…