Movers & Shakers: Jeff Garbus
By Alan R. Madeleine Who he is: Jeff Garbus is the owner of Hamtramck’s Record Graveyard, and has been in the record business for almost 30 years. We recently caught…
What’s all the fuss about HUSS?
By Ian Perrotta Like a fine wine, Hamtramck United Social Services (HUSS) just gets better with age. After almost four decades of coordinating the efforts of the city’s numerous social…
Space is the ‘Place’
(Editor-at-Large Walter Wasacz writes a weekly column on life in Hamtramck.) By Walter Wasacz Place is the new desired space. “Psychogeography” is replacing the old mantra of “location, location, location”…
City Hall Insider …
What is our City Council up to these days? We have the scoop and the highlights – as well as the lowlights – of the latest council meeting. The City…
On Zinow Street, getting to know your neighbors is a picnic
By Ian Perrotta If you ask Hamtramck resident Russ Gordon, there are two things that bring people together: food and children. So naturally, last Saturday (Sept. 18) he held a…
Allow me to (re) introduce myself …
(Editor-at-Large Walter Wasacz writes a weekly column on life in Hamtramck.) By Walter Wasacz Late last month, I was given the privilege of managing the editorial team at the web-based,…
Away from the festival, Hamtramck’s teeming nightlife
By Walter Wasacz Hamtramck was off the hook on Labor Day weekend. The festival and parade — as you’ve no doubt already seen on the front page of the last…
Family remains loyal to their school district
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s public school district has a snappy recruitment slogan these days: “Start here, Stay here, Succeed here.” It’s been in effect for the past couple of years…
Detroit breakdown: Inside the firestorm
By Ian Perrotta On Tuesday (Sept. 7) Detroit went up in smoke. But the real destruction wasn’t from the multiple cases of conflagration – residents were flaming mad at the…
‘Kustom’ car show celebrates a way of life
By Charles Sercombe Veterans Memorial Park never looked cooler than on last Saturday. That was the scene of the annual “Hamtramck Hustle” – which featured “kustom” cars, ratrods and choppers.…
