By Charles Sercombe A Wayne County Circuit Court judge has thrown out a libel/slander lawsuit filed against The Review newspaper and Publisher John Ulaj. Omar Nakash, the owner of Platinum…
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s transition advisory board held its first meeting this week. The TAB will be overlooking all financial decisions over $10,000 made by the city for what…
By Charles Sercombe Since the 1960s it appears there has never been a citywide re-assessment of Hamtramck property values. There have been new assessments given as housing values…
By Charles Sercombe There is a well-known philosophical question that asks: “If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make…
By Charles Sercombe One of Hamtramck’s cherished traditions is coming under scrutiny from the city administration. Residents who use old chairs, buckets, cones – you name it – to…
By Charles Sercombe An unknown weakness in Hamtramck’s landlord law was discovered last week. Essentially, it has no power of enforcement. Last Friday there was a WXYZ Channel…
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck has its first homicide of the year. Last Friday at about 1 p.m., the family of a 34-year-old man living in the 3900 block of Prescott…
By Charles Sercombe Winter is not even a month old and potholes have already appeared in Hamtramck. Or wait, are those potholes left over from last year? Who knows…
By Charles Sercombe Each year Hamtramck receives a little over $1 million from the state to help repair our streets. The money comes from a fund called Act 51.…
By Charles Sercombe For 18 months Hamtramck was governed by Emergency Manager Cathy Square. Her contract ended on Dec. 18, and she has left the city with a balanced…