At HPS district-wide science fair, there’s a method to the madness
By Ian Perrotta What fruit or vegetable holds the most electricity? Does the color of light affect the amount of energy it produces? And how would you go about…
Start off Paczki Day early and take a tour of the city
By Ian Perrotta With so much to do and just a few hours to get it all done, here is our Paczki Day activity guide. At 7 a.m.,…
There’s more to do in Hamtramck throughout the year
By Ian Perrotta If you’re visiting this city for the first time – or if you only come down once a year for Paczki Day – you’re not seeing…
Property owner has big idea for small parcel of land
By Ian Perrotta What would you do if you had a vacant lot in the middle of the city? Well, if you’re Oakland County businessman S.N. Syed, you ask the…
Let’s take a look into the next 12 months
By Charles Sercombe With 2012 now just a memory, it’s time to wipe off our crystal ball and gaze into Hamtramck’s future. So far, it’s looking a lot…
At Dickinson East, recycling is elementary
By Ian Perrotta Some things learned in school last a lifetime. But when you’re being taught about saving the environment, the lesson outlasts a lifetime. Think about it…
‘Blowout’ isn’t blowing out of town
By Ian Perrotta Like a typical 16-year-old, the Metro Times Blowout is about to hit the road. But it won’t be going too far. After a decade-and-a-half of hanging…
Former resident celebrates her first book of fiction
By Charles Sercombe Ksenia Rychtycka has had the writing bug ever since she was a kid here in Hamtramck. That’s the way Rychtycka remembers it, and after years…
‘Blowout’ will be playing a new tune
By Charles Sercombe Is the Hamtramck Blowout about to blow out of town? That’s been the hot and heavy rumor the past few weeks. But according to the Metro…
For these honeymooners, it’s a trip back home
By Ian Perrotta One of these days, I’m going to send you straight to… Hamtramck? That was the gist of what former resident Antoinette Galloway (nee Horeski) told now-husband…
