Pet group has a deal for Hamtramck that’s worth barking about
Have a pet dog or cat that needs to be spayed or neutered? If so, the organization All About Animals Rescue has a deal for you. To commemorate having fixed…
Yemeni community hosts a cultural display
By Ian Perrotta Yemen is a country with a rich cultural history, and last Sunday (July 1) it was all on display. The first annual “Yemeni Cultural Day” was held…
Hamtramck’s most notable get their due in new book
By Alan Madeleine Greg Kowalski loves Hamtramck. And it’s paying off in making him a repeat published author. You see, Kowalski, editor for the Birmingham Eccentric by day, is a…
Something is growing on the city’s southend
“Green acres is the place for me. Farm livin’ is the life for me. Land spreadin’ out so far and wide Keep Manhattan, just give me that countryside.” Theme to…
Muralist weighs in on street art debate
By Charles Sercombe With the debate still going on over street art here in town, we asked Hamtramck’s most well-known muralist what he thinks of the fuss. Fans of street…
A lesson on what’s art and what’s graffiti
By Charles Sercombe The protest over one of the street murals just ramped up. Last Friday, Hamtramck police received a call from a man saying two white women were spray…
Go fly a kite and get to know your neighbor
By Alan Madeleine Welcoming Michigan wants to see a Michigan that’s a lot like how Hamtramck has traditionally been: One that’s friendly to new immigrants. The organization, whose slogan is…
Free health expo is something you can’t afford to miss
By Ian Perrotta If just one unhealthy habit was changed during Wayne County’s health expo on Wednesday (May 16), then it can be considered a success. But based on the…
This Saturday, get your green on
By Alan Madeleine Grab your brooms, all you witches, chimney sweeps and janitors! And anyone else, for that matter, who’s so inclined. Hamtramck’s 7th annual street cleaning day, known as…
In Hamtramck, Easter took on a special meaning
By Greg Kowalski “A man holds dear what little is left. When much is lost, there is no risking the remainder.” Oscar Handling wrote those words in “The Uprooted,” his…
