Bakeries are rolling in the dough for Paczki Day
Well, the year’s rolled around, like a doughnut hole do. To Paczki Day, for me and you. Big gob o’ lard, with a gooey part. Grab me a boxfull, put…
Hamtramck is the backdrop for author’s first book
By Alan Madeleine Hamtramck as literary fodder? Chicago-based writer and former Detroit native Tony Kordyban has a new book out. The title alone is worth the price: “The Loose Meat…
Here’s food for thought and a worthy cause
By Alan R. Madeleine Have a burning hunger to be useful? Or, just have a burning hunger in general? Either one will work, as far as the organization called HUSS…
Movers and Shakers …
By Alan R. Madeleine Who he is: Dr. Thaddeus “Dr. Ted” Radzilowski is the Co-Founder and President of the Piast Institute here in Hamtramck. His C.V. is long and distinguished.…
New coffee house offers a cup of ‘courage’
By Alan R. Madeleine Reverend Chilly Chilton and his “Real Church” are probably well-known to you, if you walk the downtown stretch of Caniff Street east of Jos. Campau. They’ve…
Hamtramck’s Census shows an ever-changing face
By Alan R. Madeleine Is Hamtramck still Michigan’s “Little Poland”? Or does it seem like it’s becoming “Asia West”? Or some combination of both? The raw data is a bit…
Christmas past much like today
By Greg Kowalski Christmas 75 years ago was surprisingly similar to Christmas today. The world was in a simmering turmoil, with people looking at a growing enemy threat overseas. And,…
Rats! Hamtramck still has a rodent problem
By Charles Sercombe Is Hamtramck indeed “Rat City”? Well, brace yourselves. According to a poll of 200 Detroit area residents, Hamtramck is the fourth “rattiest” neighborhood in the area. The…
Between the Lines …
Between the Lines is a column that looks at the story behind the stories and people we come across. By Charles Sercombe We zig, we zag. Turn left, turn right.…
Goodfellows drive helps feed city’s needy
By Charles Sercombe The paper you are holding today is extra special. Special in the sense that, if you purchased it from a Hamtramck Goodfellows standing on a street corner…
