Real Esteals …
By Charles Sercombe Real Esteals highlights some of Hamtramck’s best properties on the market, and most likely ones that you can purchase for a steal. Get them while you can…
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.…
