Crime Log …4/12/13
By Ian Perrotta This week’s Crime Log covers Wednesday, April 3 through Wednesday, April 10. Wednesday, April 3 · At 11:48 p.m. on April 2 three juveniles were arrested for curfew violation...
View ArticleCity skirts by payless payday but financial crisis is far from over
City employees dodged a bullet last week, but we don’t blame them if they remain skeptical. It was announced last week that it was likely that employees would not receive their pay this...
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Hamtramck Mini-World’s Fair is a giant success
By Ian Perrotta You didn’t need 80 days to take a trip around the world last Saturday (April 6). All you had to do was visit the Hamtramck Mini World’s Fair. Organized by...
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City offers an adopt-a-lot program for the summer
The city maintains about 200 vacant lots and is looking for residents to adopt them and turn them into community gardens. By Ian Perrotta This summer there is a “lot” for you to do in Hamtramck...
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Record Store Day celebrates all things that spin around
Jeffery Garbus, the owner of Record Graveyard on Carpenter, is ready for Record Store Day this Saturday. By Charles Sercombe Record lovers, tomorrow is your day. And Hamtramck...
View ArticleSometimes a little caution goes a long way in development
City Councilmember Robert Zwolak has every right to be concerned about a recent influx of recycling facilities opening here or proposing to do so. He’s been around long enough to...
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City inches closer to state intervention
City Hall may have a new boss soon. By Charles Sercombe It’s official: A state review team will look into Hamtramck’s financial situation. Hmmmm … sound familiar?...
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Hamtramck’s emerging industry: Industrial recycling. Is that a good thing?
Robert Heide, the president of Vincent Christopher LCC is proposing to build a recycling facility that will handle demolition debris, at a site on Vincent St. If plans go accordingly, there will be a...
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Friday night and it’s time to ‘Blowout’
By Charles Sercombe Music fans swarmed into Hamtramck on Friday night for the 16th annual Metro Times Hamtramck Blowout. We here at The Review got off to a bit of a late start...
View ArticleElected officials fail to see big picture in business development
Maybe we have beaten this issue to death, but it bears repeating once more, just in case any city official is reading this. At Tuesday’s meeting the city council, with the...
View ArticleCrime Log …4/26/13
By Ian Perrotta This week’s Crime Log covers Thursday, April 18 through Tuesday, April 23. Thursday, April 18 · At 12:22 a.m. officers responded to an animal complaint. · At 5:10 a.m....
View ArticleOwe the city money? Here’s a deal
By Charles Sercombe Have an overdue traffic ticket, outstanding water bill, or way overdue on your business license? Rest easy, because Hamtramck has a deal for you during the...
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DTE ready to make city more walkable
Expect to be inconvenienced for the next few months as DTE Energy finishes up a gas line and sidewalk replacement project. By Charles Sercombe It’s orange barrel season. DTE...
View ArticleCrime Log …5/10/13
By Ian Perrotta This week’s Crime Log covers Thursday, May 2 through Wednesday, May 8. Thursday, May 2 · At 12:10 a.m. a person was arrested for arson and domestic...
View ArticleThe yin and yang of dealing with the city’s budget crisis
Micromanage, or step away from solving the city’s financial problems? That seemed to be the two conflicting thoughts influencing the city counci During a two-hour council work session last week,...
View ArticleCrime Log…5/17/13
By Ian Perrotta The weather’s getting hot so this week’s Crime Log is getting heavy. This week’s log covers Thursday, May 9 through Wednesday, May 15. Thursday, May 9 · Around midnight one...
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City cracks down on income tax cheaters
By Charles Sercombe Attention income tax dodgers: The City of Hamtramck is on your trail. Penny Aniol, the Director of the Income Tax Department, told the city council last...
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Candidates line up for election
School Boardmember Hedy Shulgon files her petition to run for city council in the August Primary Election. However, she later withdrew from the race despite paying $100 to file. Council candidate...
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A former city jewel gets a well deserved shining
By Ian Perrotta What do you get when you cross a dozen firefighters and a handful of volunteers with an unkempt historical landmark? A big difference – as long as some power tools are...
View ArticleDespite likelihood of state takeover, candidates come out
The election is now off and running, and the good news is that there are a number of worthy candidates. The last few city elections have been lackluster, to say the least, but there...
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