Hamtramck News

Hamtramck's struggles are 'problems most cities are having,' said Mayor Karen Majewski.

For some of us, summer is our least favorite season; actually, we hate it. We hate the heat, the humidity so high it turns the air to soup.

The median selling price for Metro Detroit homes in May jumped 40.5 percent to $110,000 according to the latest statistics from Realcomp, The solid annual growth in selling prices follows a similar jump in April .

Diners line up at Detroit Soup in a Corktown gathering space where folks pay $5 to eat and vote on 4 different seed project presentations to help Detroit to get the night's proceeds in Mich., Sunday, Sept.23, 2012.

The guy standing in the wrestling ring jumped straight up in the air, did a somersault and landed hard on his back.

Today was a picture-perfect car-guy Fathers Day weekend. First of all, my father drove 800 miles up to visit me for the weekend.

Michael Grijak says he never thought he would see the day when people would cheer for a Croatian flag being raised alongside the Bosnian, Albanian and Serbian flags.

THE MASSIVE BUILDING THAT WILL SOON COME CRUMBLING DOWN. Guy: WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE OLD BUILDINGS OWNED BY AMERICAN AXLE.

One of the cities that has been in the headlines of late is Hamtramck. The 2.1 square mile city within the city of Detroit is facing a financial emergency and the prospect of once again being under the control of a state-appointed emergency manager.

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Gov. Rick Snyder has given Hamtramck officials 7 days to decide how they want to handle the financial emergency in the Detroit enclave of 22,000.

After a 10-day appeals period passed without a request for a hearing, Gov. Rick Snyder today confirmed his determination that Hamtramck is in a state of financial emergency .

Gov. Rick Snyder on Tuesday confirmed his finding last week that Hamtramck is in a financial emergency, giving city officials seven days to decide how to address it.

Worker Kirmeth Jones removes nails from a piece of lumber at the Reclaim Detroit warehouse in Detroit.

This week in Michigan politics, Kyle Norris and Jack Lessenberry talk about Republican opposition to Medicaid expansion , former Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land's candidacy for the U.S. Senate, and the financial emergency in the city of Hamtramck.

If you want more to show for your summer break than indiscreet tan lines, think about enrolling in acting or improv classes.

Simply Suzanne is known for the healthiness of its granola. Now it's getting the certification and refreshed branding to drive the message home.

"In 2010, city officials asked to file for bankruptcy. And they asked for this state review, too-which found the city is still running continuous deficits, and can't make pension payments on timea The city could get an emergency manager.

It had all the anticipation of "American Idol" as 21 dance and performing groups made up of young people from across the region competed at the Third Annual Children's Festival & Competition.

If the ruling stands after after a seven-day appeal period, Hamtramck, under the state's new financial emergency law, can choose between appointment of an emergency manager, bankruptcy, mediation or a consent agreement to address its financial troubles.