By Alan R. Madeleine Sandy Bakic, of New Martha Washington Bakery on Jos. Campau, remembers a certain Detroit News front-page story that she swears put Hamtramck’s Paczki Day on the…
By Ian Perrotta Hung over yet? If your answer is no, you’ve got some work to do – there are only two nights left of the Hamtramck Blowout. Now in…
By Charles Sercombe If Republican lawmakers in Lansing have their way – and it looks like they will – the days of iron-clad union contracts will become a thing of…
By Ian Perrotta Answer: This Hamtramck resident will appear on the television quiz show Jeopardy on Wednesday, March 9. Question: Who is Harley Savage? That’s right. For the first time…
By Ian Perrotta Who she is: Born in Detroit and employed in advertising for nine years, Rebecca Binno Savage attended Columbia University’s school of Architecture, Planning and Preservation where she…
The future of labor unions is increasingly coming under attack in this country, and it has huge repercussions for Hamtramck’s public labor force. All eyes lately are on what’s happening…
By Ian Perrotta Despite white-out conditions from an ugly winter storm, the first meeting of Diverse(soup)city was a beautiful success. Nearly four dozen people packed Maria’s Comida two Sundays ago…
By Ian Perrotta Instead of checking out books last Saturday (Feb. 19) at the library, Hamtramckans had the chance to check out a gospel concert in celebration of Black History…
By Charles Sercombe Months of surveillance paid off for Hamtramck police investigators – and for residents as well. In the last three weeks, investigators busted two break-in crews that are…
By Charles Sercombe Getting some money back from your taxes? You might want to keep it to yourself. Last Saturday (Feb. 19), at 9:50 p.m. on the 11000 block of…