A familiar problem faces the city
By Charles Sercombe The City of Hamtramck is once again facing a financial challenge. Scratch that. It’s a crisis. At last week’s city council meeting, City Manager Kathy Angerer…
Students and cars, a lethal mix
By Charles Sercombe For the past year, an after-school ritual has played out in the neighborhood of Brombach near Evaline. At about 3 p.m. some male students leaving…
For some clubgoers, a night out isn’t complete without whippets
By Charles Sercombe You’ve probably have noticed those little silver cannisters on the ground, maybe at the curb or in parking lots. For those who cook, you will know…
So far, no takers on police offer
By Charles Sercombe It’s been a couple of months now since the city OK’d a new police officers’ contract that pays officers to cross-train as firefighters. Despite the offer…
Poletown Plant’s future? GM is not saying
By Charles Sercombe If production at the GM Poletown Plant does shut down for good this June, what exactly will happen to the site? That’s a question city officials…
Brrrr … Need we say more?
By Charles Sercombe If you are reading this, you survived. Survived, that is, the polar vortex that caused a historic deep freeze for the past few days. How…
Mayor sees a much bigger problem among councilmembers
By Charles Sercombe The worst problem confronting the city council is not whether councilmembers are assaulting each other. Instead, said Mayor Karen Majewski at last Tuesday’s emotional council…
Breaking news … During extreme cold, Hamtramck warming centers are open to the public
By Charles Sercombe During this bitter cold spell, the city is opening its doors for those without heat at home, or who are homeless, or just suddenly cold. Hamtramck…
It looks like Hamtramck will have to brace for the closing of Poletown
By Charles Sercombe An old saying used to go that what was good for General Motors is good for America. But folks living in the cities where GM has…
A city council divided
By Charles Sercombe In a rare move, the city council censured a fellow member. During an emotionally draining council meeting on Tuesday, there was more than just a public…
