Wayne State students unearth Hamtramck’s past
By Greg Kowalski Bits of broken glass, beads, rusty old iron nails and even marbles may seem to be no more than scrap, but they also can be clues…
An update on what’s happening at Hamtramck’s historic baseball stadium
By Alan Madlane Michael Wilson is the president of the Friends of Historic Hamtramck Stadium. The organization has been instrumental in gathering historical documentation on the city’s baseball stadium,…
Online funding drive aims to help build a park
By Alan Madlane Hamtramck’s scant public park space is getting a tiny, but meaningful, boost. An unnamed person donated the empty lot at 2134 Trowbridge, located between Lumpkin and…
Hamtramck rallies in support of Black Lives Matter
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck has joined the growing list of communities protesting police brutality. On Sunday evening, about 100 people gathered in front of Alladin restaurant on Conant Ave.…
For once, a ‘plague doctor’ that you want to see
By Alan Madlane Hamtramck, in its best moments, has always been creative, original and often-times downright strange. And this moment is right up there. If you’ve been tooling around…
Hamtramck documentary is touring the festival circuit
By Alan Madlane Hamtramck, the world will soon know you more. There’s a new documentary film about our town, “Hamtramck, USA,” and it was supposed to have been a…
Estate sale at Krot Funeral Home has something, ah, for everyone
By Alan Madlane If you’ve ever wanted to attend a funeral home’s estate sale – and be honest, who hasn’t? – you’re about to be in luck. Beginning this…
Blue Angels over Hamtramck
By Charles Sercombe Well, that was cool. The famed Blue Angels did a flyover in downtown Detroit Tuesday morning, and they made a turn right over Hamtramck. The…
For local artists, pandemic is both a roadblock and an inspiration
By Joe Myrick Special to The Review Can creativity be sustained in a world that isn’t emotionally invested in creativity with bigger things going on? That might be a…
Cosmos basketball legend now has a new home: The Hall of Fame
By Alan Madlane Rudy Tomjanovich finally got in. Tomjanovich, an NBA star player and coach, and pride of Hamtramck – having been born and raised here – was voted into…
