Well, the year’s rolled around, like a doughnut hole do. To Paczki Day, for me and you. Big gob o’ lard, with a gooey part. Grab me a boxfull, put…
By Alan Madeleine Hamtramck as literary fodder? Chicago-based writer and former Detroit native Tony Kordyban has a new book out. The title alone is worth the price: “The Loose Meat…
By Alan “Grapefruit Face” Madeleine From Friday, Feb. 3: A man and a woman were arrested for violating the public health code (uh-huh) after a traffic stop at 1:49…
Hamtramck’s city council had a chance to take a proactive strike, but decided, instead, to put off the inevitable. We’re talking about a proposal by City Manager Bill Cooper to…
By Alan R. Madeleine You know times are tough, when your charity named ‘Friendship House’ gets a slap in the face from the State Department of Human Services. Not very…
By Charles Sercombe “The tough part is where to draw the line.” That indeed is a difficult dilemma when it comes to zoning laws and the constitutional protection of freedom…
By Alan R. Madeleine Have a burning hunger to be useful? Or, just have a burning hunger in general? Either one will work, as far as the organization called HUSS…
Does it make sense to have a religious institution locate in the heart of the city’s business district? Yes, we know there is a delicate balance between zoning laws geared…
By Alan “McGruff” Madeleine From Sunday, Jan. 29: A man was arrested for assault and battery following an incident in the 2600 block of Holmes. A woman reported…
By Charles Sercombe Recycling is coming to Hamtramck in a big way. But not in the way you would think. This isn’t about home recycling. It’s about a huge plant…