Between the lines … Looking back at the Tigers of 1968
By Charles Sercombe This week marked the 50th anniversary of the Detroit Tigers clinching the 1968 World Series. For those of a certain age, the day – Oct. 10…
City Life … Bad traffic habits must be challenged
By Walter Wasacz Take a 12-minute drive or roughly double that time by bicycle from Hamtramck to the intersection of Cass Avenue and Hancock St. The corner is notable…
Between the Lines: ‘A shot and a beer’ is an only-in-Hamtramck moment
By Charles Sercombe Several years ago in the column “Toast of the Town” I wrote about an incident that happened in the mid-1980s or so. The column was specifically…
Hamtramck’s public library is about to turn 100 years old
By Alan Madlane The Hamtramck Library is turning 100 in November. But the celebration has already begun. The library, founded by the Tau Beta Association in 1918, initially…
Between the lines … When the Pope came to Hamtramck
By Charles Sercombe It was 31 years ago this past week when former Pope John Paul II visited Hamtramck. The Sept. 18, 1987 visit has been duly noted…
Complete streets now: lives depend on it
By Walter Wasacz A comprehensive strategic transportation and urban mobility plan was published earlier this month by the City of Detroit. Using Complete Streets principles — rapidly gaining traction…
Despite hot, rainy weather, Labor Day Festival remains a ‘people’s festival’
By Charles Sercombe (Sept. 7, 2018) One thing you can say about this year’s Hamtramck Labor Day Festival, it had its ups and downs, and ins and outs.…
Free beer anyone? Hamtramck Labor Day Festival has a deal
By Charles Sercombe The Hamtramck Labor Day Festival is once again gearing up, and organizers could use a little help. Volunteers are needed for a number of jobs, such as…
When the lights went out
By Charles Sercombe Fifteen years ago this past week, Hamtramck residents and 50 million others suffered a massive power outage. On Aug. 14, 2003 — a Thursday — at 4…
City Life … Mural celebrates the Hamtramck immigrant experience
By Walter Wasacz “Coming to Hamtramck” was the theme of the evening and come they did. Hamtramckans old and new poured into the Hamtramck Historical Museum last Thursday to get…
