Weed and Seed program targets gang activity
By Ian Perrotta If things go right for Hamtramck’s Weed and Seed program, area gangs will have a lot more to worry about than who’s wearing what color. The community…
Cut in education funding puts further strain on district
By Charles Sercombe One by one, public school teachers in the metro area are agreeing to salary cuts to help defray budget deficits. River Rouge teachers recently agreed to a…
In Hamtramck, the business of death barely hangs on
By Alan R. Madeleine If you didn’t know any better, you might think that the funeral home business in Hamtramck was, well, dying. Over the past several years, some of…
Talk Back …
Ever wonder about the story behind the story in Hamtramck? It’s not often we get a chance to pull the curtain back and let our readers in on some of…
Street Life:HATCH building gets a redo by students
(Editor-at-Large Walter Wasacz writes a weekly column on life in Hamtramck.) By Walter Wasacz A few weeks ago I had the privilege of attending a design charette at HKS Architects,…
Elections indeed have serious, long-term consequences
Just when it looked like Hamtramck was going to pull out of a financial crisis, along comes Gov. Rick Snyder. You know Snyder, the guy who got elected to office…
Business owner has plenty of trash talk over neighbor
By Ian Perrotta They say one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Just don’t expect that sentiment from Sean Kowalski. For the past 15 years, Kowalski says he has had…
Paczki Day is once again a huge success
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck was Party Town,` USA this past week. What, with the Blowout all weekend and Paczki Day on Tuesday … Whew! For the second year in a…
Deal or no deal? Poletown agreement in the works
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck had a little extra something to celebrate this past week. Besides the Blowout and Paczki Day festivities, city officials learned there was a tentative settlement with…
Public employees rally in Lansing
By Charles Sercombe Union members from all walks of work haven’t felt this much buzz in years. There is opposition growing against Republican lawmakers attempting to roll back union rights…
