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Movers and Shakers…

Movers and Shakers…

By Alan R. Madeleine As hard as life surely is for some residents in Hamtramck, there are often places that can help. One of the most prominent, People’s Community Services,…

Toast of the Town … Suzy’s Bar

Toast of the Town … Suzy’s Bar

By Charles Sercombe When it comes to good food and great times, Hamtramck has plenty to offer. In this column, we’ll talk about what’s happening at our bars, restaurants and…

HARVEST FEST!

Here are some video highlights and a slideshow from The Polish Art Center. Be sure to check out our Photo Gallery as well for more images!…

Harvest Fest

Harvest Fest

For every season, there’s a time to give

For every season, there’s a time to give

By Charles Sercombe Last Saturday’s sunny and summer-like temperatures made it a picture perfect day for just about anything. For a group of mostly Muslim youths, it was a day…

Plant’s closing is costly to the city

By Charles Sercombe Not only did about 2,000 union workers lose their jobs at American Axle & Manufacturing two years ago, Hamtramck also lost out. The city lost out, that…

A ripe weekend for a party

By Ian Perrotta If ideas are like seeds, then it only took six weeks for the Hamtramck Harvest Fest to bloom into fruition. This weekend (Oct. 16 and 17) the…

Sidewalk repair stalled over dispute

Sidewalk repair stalled over dispute

By Charles Sercombe Don’t look for any immediate repairs to the sidewalks at the Caniff-Gallagher intersection. And no one is more frustrated by that than Martin Ladd, the city’s Director…

Stadium project ready to play ball with Michigan Historical Commission

Stadium project ready to play ball with Michigan Historical Commission

By Ian Perrotta It’s taken months of preliminary work, but the committee to save the grandstands In Veterans Memorial Park is ready to begin the process of historical designation. The…

Toast of the Town … Hippo

Toast of the Town … Hippo

When it comes to good food and great times, Hamtramck has plenty to offer. In this column, we’ll talk about what’s happening at our bars, restaurants and other events that…