Let the party begin: Paczki Day brings on the Mardi Gras spirit
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s very own holiday kicks off this Saturday. At 10 a.m. the annual 5K Paczki Run starts at Jos. Campau just south of Holbrook (in front…
Author about Hamtramck uncorks a new one on city’s bars
By Alan Madeleine Greg Kowalski is one busy guy. He not only has a full-time job in West Bloomfield’s city hall, he is also chairman of the Hamtramck’s…
Ukrainian community celebrates new home for museum
By Alan Madeleine The Review Special Writer This town is just bursting with history. It is at once a singular history of American immigration, but also a million separate…
Arts fest is about neighbors
By Charles Sercombe Expect to see a lot of people walking the streets this Saturday. For the eighth year in a row, the Hamtramck Neighborhood Arts Festival will…
Hamtramck gets national recognition for being a ‘foodie’ town
By Alan Madeleine The Review Special Writer Hamtramck, you keep on surprising us. Once hailed as a rising star of a town by music reporting giant Rolling Stone, Hamtramck’s…
Detroit soccer team caps season with record attendance
By Mike Murphy The Review Special Writer It was a bittersweet finale for the Detroit City Football Club last weekend. But the team capped a sweet, sweet season by…
Newly-appointed fire chief talks about his role in the community
By Charles Sercombe Last week Hamtramck Interim Fire Chief Danny Hagen got a new job. He was promoted to be the city’s actual, permanent Fire Chief. His appointment…
It’s party all day and night on Paczki Day in Hamtramck
By Charles Sercombe There is no shortage of things to do on Paczki Day. And keeping in the Mardi Gras spirit of the day, it mostly involves drinks,…
City Life: Mayor represents Hamtramck in DC women’s march
By Walter Wasacz Shortly after the Women’s March on Washington was organized in November, just days after the presidential election, I learned Hamtramck Mayor Karen Majewski was going. I…
Spreading the joy of reading one book, and one student, at a time
By Mike Murphy The Review Special Writer Some folks recognize a need and go on about their business, but longtime Hamtramck resident Stuart Tucker saw a need and ended…
