By Charles Sercombe A new exhibit highlighting the negro baseball leagues opens tomorrow (June 15) at the Detroit Historical Society. Friends of Historic Hamtramck Stadium and the Black Historic…
By Alan Madlane Feel a little tense, do you, Hamtown? It comes as no surprise to the folks at Zippia. Zippia do dah, Zippia-ay. What the heck is Zippia,…
By Charles Sercombe Back in 1927, the Tau Beta building on Hanley St. was a bustling community center for newly arrived immigrants. There, they were schooled on how to…
By Konrad Maziarz The Review Special Writer Detroit City Football Club’s (DCFC) home opener on Sunday drew 5,254 soccer fans who braved the wild, stormy weather. They packed…
(Hamtramck’s historic baseball stadium was the home of the Detroit Stars back in the 1930s. The team was part of the Negro National Baseball League. A number of legendary…
By Eric Villa Special to The Review On April 1, 2019 Hamtramck lost a good friend. Ron “The Ghoul” Sweed passed away, five months after suffering a heart attack;…
By Charles Sercombe Where are the best paczki? The short answer is, Hamtramck, of course. Just follow the paczki scent to these locations: The most well-known bakery is New…
By Alan Madlane Music and Hamtramck. A match made in … Well, Hamtramck. And it’s coming around again, like a record spinning round and round baby, and et…
By Charles Sercombe According to a national study on pedestrian safety, Michigan has some terrible drivers. The “Dangerous by Design” report published by Smart Growth America says Michigan is the…
By Walter Wasacz Would you pay an extra, say, $35 a year for sidewalks to be plowed after it snows? It’s a question being asked by northern cities…