Free law clinic will set up shop in City Hall
By David Piestrzynski Special to The Review The University of Detroit-Mercy’s Immigration Law Clinic is coming to Hamtramck, free of charge. The clinic, run by students and professors from U-D…
City’s long-awaited Master Plan ready for review
By Alan R. Madeleine A man, a plan, a Caniff… Hamtramck? Not exactly a perfect palindrome for Hamtramck’s newly drafted Master Plan, but if it’s as perfect a plan as…
Building improvements grants expand beyond Jos. Campau
By David Piestrzynski Special to The Review The city of Hamtramck is due for its annual facelift. The yearly façade grants have been doled out by the Downtown Development Authority,…
City streets are due for spring cleaning
By David Piestrzynski Special to The Review The good news is that winter appears to be gone. The bad news is that it left a mess. The streets of Hamtramck…
Development causes safety concern
By Charles Sercombe No, it’s not going to fall down. That’s the verdict from Martin Ladd, the city’s director of the Public Services Department, about a redevelopment project going on…
By Charles Sercombe You may have noticed some new developments in town. What used to be the John J. Skupny Funeral Home on Conant is now being converted into a…
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…
You buy, they fry – it’s worth a try
By Ian Perrotta Just in time for the annual Lenten fish fry season, Hamtramck has a brand new business to supply all your seafood needs – Discount Fresh Fish. After…
On the table at this meeting is good soup and good causes
By Ian Perrotta Despite white-out conditions from an ugly winter storm, the first meeting of Diverse(soup)city was a beautiful success. Nearly four dozen people packed Maria’s Comida two Sundays ago…
Paczki Day festivities kick off next week
By Charles Sercombe If you listen closely, you can hear it. The throng of the crowd. The faint polka beat. The smacking of lips. The chugging of beer. The chatter…
