by Alan Madeleine Who she is: Deb Nevinski, recently retired Administrative Assistant for Community & Economic Development for the City of Hamtramck You recently retired from working for the City…
By Ian Perrotta Review Staffwriter There was a lesson to be learned last Friday at Dickinson West Elementary School. And it was taught by the students. To cap a month-long…
By Charles Sercombe For the second week in a row, Hamtramck was walloped with a snowfall of several inches. And as usual, Hamtramckans slogged through the wet mush without much…
By Alan Madeleine Review Staffwriter And no, we’re not talking here about the norovirus that’s making digestive systems empty from here all the way to Rhode Island. We’re referring to…
(Editor’s note: Our “cub” reporter, Alan Madeleine, has a degree in English and also has a master’s degree in something. He owns not only a dictionary, but also a thesaurus.…
By Alan Madeleine That Man in the Paczki Suit (you would almost certainly have seen him wandering the streets of Hamtramck on Tuesday) has a name: Tex. And he wants…
By Ian Perrotta Review Staffwriter You don’t have to have a home to be hospitable. Just ask Hamtramck’s Knights of Columbus. Despite losing their hall on Conant St., the Knights…
By Ian Perrotta Who is he? Alex Maysura is no stranger to Hamtramck. For over four decades he was a resident of different locations in and around the city, and…
By Alan Madeleine Review Staffwriter Behold the mighty paczki. They ain’t just doughnuts, people. As most old-guard Hamtramckans know, Fat Tuesday in these parts equals Paczki Day. The day before…
By Ian Perrotta Review Staffwriter Tuesday (Feb. 2) may have been Groundhog Day, but in Hamtramck nothing overshadowed the grand opening of the new Department of Human Services Building. The…