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…
This year’s MLK celebration called for political action
“It’s been a long A long time coming, but I know A change gon’ come Oh yes, it will” Same Cooke, “A change is gonna come.” By Charles Sercombe…
In Hamtramck, it was the ‘call of music’ on Paczki Day
By Charles Sercombe One thing that stood out this year on Paczki Day: It was weird that New Martha Washington Bakery is no longer there. The last “Polish” bakery…
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
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
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…
