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…
City’s oldest bank is now one for the history books
By Charles Sercombe A series of bad loans finally caught up with Hamtramck’s last remaining independent bank. Federal regulators closed down Peoples State Bank last Friday and announced that First…
Dead trees removed from Jos. Campau
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck is a little less green. Recently, 22 trees were cut down along the Jos. Campau business district because they were diseased or already dead. The project…
Maria’s Comida expands into the salsa business
By Ian Perrotta Three years ago Maria’s Comida was just opening its doors to the public, but these days the public is opening its doors to Maria’s. The restaurant recently…
Good taste is bountiful at Bonoful
By Ian Perrotta There’s a new restaurant in Hamtramck, and its name couldn’t be more appropriate. Bonoful – which means a bouquet of flowers in Bengali – is an artfully…
Yazan’s Plaza celebrates grand re-opening
By Ian Perrotta Normally, when the words “accident” and “gas station” come together to make news, it doesn’t have a happy ending. Fortunately, that’s not the case for the gas…
City still fighting to keep Kowalski
By Charles Sercombe There’s been little development since last week’s media frenzy about the Kowalski Sausage Co. thinking of moving out of Hamtramck. The company became part of massive media…
