Bangladeshi festival is an all weekend celebration of culture
By Ian Perrotta For the second year in a row, the Bangladeshi Festival on Conant Ave. was a smashing success. About 5,000 people attended the three-day event, which was organized…
Polish politics play out on Jos. Campau
(Editor-at-Large Walter Wasacz writes a weekly column on life in Hamtramck.) By Walter Wasacz There is a major, highly contentious election coming up in Hamtramck this weekend. Rhetoric and rumors…
Splash pad opens, sort of
By Charles Sercombe Ready for some water fun, kids? The Recreation Department’s new splash pad is up and running … but there’s a catch. It’s only open from 4:30 p.m.…
Historical Commission now has a place to call home
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s Historical Commission can now celebrate a historical moment of its own. On Tuesday, after a lengthy and tedious discussion, the City Council OK’d the purchase of…
City ranks high up in pollution
By Charles Sercombe Been hacking and wheezing a bit? Besides battling seasonal allergies at this time of the year, Hamtramck residents face a more serious health threat: air pollution. According…
Police Chief resurrects a department tradition
By Ian Perrotta It was all about the men and women behind the shield on Wednesday (June 21) at Under the Eagle. The police department held an awards ceremony to…
It’s hats off for the Class of 2010
By Ian Perrotta If only education was celebrated every day like it was last Friday (June 11) night. After 12 years of school – that’s 2,160 school days – the…
Did Rec tax really deliver?
By Charles Sercombe When Hamtramck voters first approved of the school district’s recreation tax, a lot of promises were made. A massive makeover of Veterans Memorial Park. New tennis courts.…
There is no ‘good humor’ for this ice cream truck driver
By Charles Sercombe Remember the childhood chant: “You scream, I scream, We all scream for ice cream”? Well, an ice cream truck driver got a not-so-innocent modern day version of…
This Labor Day weekend will be a party after all
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s annual Labor Day weekend festival looks like a go this year. The fate of this year’s festival had been up in the air for the past…
