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Once again, local zine ‘Stupor’ comes to life at Planet Ant

Once again, local zine ‘Stupor’ comes to life at Planet Ant

  By Alan Madlane Hamtramck is in a Stupor again. As in, Stupor ‘Zine, that locally produced and highly unpredictable publication that trades on the dialog that fills the barroom…

Author gives a view of everyday people in latest Hamtramck book

Author gives a view of everyday people in latest Hamtramck book

By Alan Madlane Hamtramck author Greg Kowalski has once again taken a stroll down the memory lane of the city. But this time it’s a little different. In his latest…

Restoring a city treasure: ‘Hamtramck Disneyland,’ piece by piece

Restoring a city treasure: ‘Hamtramck Disneyland,’ piece by piece

  By Sean Bieri Special to The Review When Dmytro Szylak passed away in 2015, at the age of 92, he left behind an amazing creative legacy in the form…

Thanksgiving and a message of hope …

By Greg Kowalski There didn’t seem to be much to be thankful for that Thanksgiving. In one sense, it was a time of uncertainty; in another, the future seemed inevitable…

Hamtramck Explorer takes history to a new level

Hamtramck Explorer takes history to a new level

By Greg Kowalski The multilayered history of Hamtramck is coming to light, thanks to an innovative venture involving a partnership of Wayne State University, Michigan Technological University and the Hamtramck…

Non profit spreads its message of helping the less fortunate

Non profit spreads its message of helping the less fortunate

  By Alan Madlane One New Humanity is a local non-profit that does a lot of community good around these parts. And karma must be with them too, as they…

Updates from the Hamtramck Historical Museum ….

Updates from the Hamtramck Historical Museum ….

By the Hamtramck Historical Museum Here’s a roundup of the latest happenings from the Hamtramck museum: More than 50 Hamtramck merchants and guests gathered at the Museum on Thursday, May…

The lore of Hamtramck … Another meeting with another president

The lore of Hamtramck … Another meeting with another president

  Editor’s note: This past week it was announced that the mayor and city council have been invited to the White and celebrate Eid with President Biden. This isn’t the…

HPS health program offered to all students, especially immigrants

HPS health program offered to all students, especially immigrants

    By Alan Madlane Sarah Peslar is a clinician with the Hamtramck School-Based Health Center, a DMC program that helps students in a number of health-related areas, particularly those…

Friends of Lili’s bar, help is needed

Friends of Lili’s bar, help is needed

By Charles Sercombe For those of a certain age, the former Lili’s bar on Jacob St. was the place to be, starting way back in the late 1970s, for rock-n-rollers,…