Neighborhood Arts Festival once again opens it doors and yards
By Alan Madlane Get ready for another spectacular day of local art and music making. The Hamtramck Neighborhood Arts Festival, or HNAF, is having its 14th annual event on…
Police chief jumps into action to help a neighbor out
By Charles Sercombe There are good neighbors, and then there are really good neighbors. You can put Hamtramck Police Chief Jamiel Altaheri in the “really good” category. How’s that? Recently,…
Muralist talks about his latest project in Veterans Park
By Charles Sercombe At age 80, Dennis Orlowski may be retired, but he is one busy guy. He is known locally for his many murals around town, as well…
Former city official on a mission to clean up this town
By Alan Madlane Maybe you’ve noticed that a street you’re walking, biking, driving down in Hamtramck looks a little bit tidier than the last time you saw it. If…
Two years later, Hamtramck TV is thriving and growing
By Alan Madlane Hamtramck’s very own cable channel, 19 on your local Comcast network, has been active for just about two years now, having gone live around late June of…
Confessions of a St. Lad’s crosstown parish rival
By Dave Uchalik Special to The Review If you had told pretty much anyone attending high school at Hamtramck’s St. Florian in the early 1970s that St. Ladislaus Church…
A final salute to Hamtramck’s war dead
By Charles Sercombe The last time a Memorial Day ceremony was held at Veterans Park was two years ago. At that time, there was a rededication of the gravesite of…
Recovery center strikes a chord for those in need
By Alan Madlane Christopher Tait knows rock’n’roll; he’s been a member of one of the premier Detroit-based combos, The Electric Six, and trust us, they rock. Often, there are…
For these HHS students, a career in medicine is a possibility
By Alan Madlane A group of Hamtramck High School students already have their eye on going into the medical field. They have formed a club that focuses on medical…
Hamtramck is Michigan’s big little music town
By Walter Wasacz Special to The Review In 1998, when the first Hamtramck Blowout was launched by the Metro Times as a fundraiser for the Detroit Music Awards, the…
