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For these HHS students, a career in medicine is a possibility

For these HHS students, a career in medicine is a possibility

  By Alan Madlane A group of Hamtramck High School students already have their eye on going into the medical field. They have formed a club that focuses on medical…

Hamtramck is Michigan’s big little music town

Hamtramck is Michigan’s big little music town

  By Walter Wasacz Special to The Review In 1998, when the first Hamtramck Blowout was launched by the Metro Times as a fundraiser for the Detroit Music Awards, the…

This year’s MLK celebration called for political action

This year’s MLK celebration called for political action

  “It’s been a long A long time coming, but I know A change gon’ come Oh yes, it will” Same Cooke, “A change is gonna come.” By Charles Sercombe…

In Hamtramck, it was the ‘call of music’ on Paczki Day

In Hamtramck, it was the ‘call of music’ on Paczki Day

  By Charles Sercombe One thing that stood out this year on Paczki Day: It was weird that New Martha Washington Bakery is no longer there. The last “Polish” bakery…

Once again, local zine ‘Stupor’ comes to life at Planet Ant

Once again, local zine ‘Stupor’ comes to life at Planet Ant

  By Alan Madlane Hamtramck is in a Stupor again. As in, Stupor ‘Zine, that locally produced and highly unpredictable publication that trades on the dialog that fills the barroom…

Author gives a view of everyday people in latest Hamtramck book

Author gives a view of everyday people in latest Hamtramck book

By Alan Madlane Hamtramck author Greg Kowalski has once again taken a stroll down the memory lane of the city. But this time it’s a little different. In his latest…

Restoring a city treasure: ‘Hamtramck Disneyland,’ piece by piece

Restoring a city treasure: ‘Hamtramck Disneyland,’ piece by piece

  By Sean Bieri Special to The Review When Dmytro Szylak passed away in 2015, at the age of 92, he left behind an amazing creative legacy in the form…

Thanksgiving and a message of hope …

By Greg Kowalski There didn’t seem to be much to be thankful for that Thanksgiving. In one sense, it was a time of uncertainty; in another, the future seemed inevitable…

Hamtramck Explorer takes history to a new level

Hamtramck Explorer takes history to a new level

By Greg Kowalski The multilayered history of Hamtramck is coming to light, thanks to an innovative venture involving a partnership of Wayne State University, Michigan Technological University and the Hamtramck…

Non profit spreads its message of helping the less fortunate

Non profit spreads its message of helping the less fortunate

  By Alan Madlane One New Humanity is a local non-profit that does a lot of community good around these parts. And karma must be with them too, as they…

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