From soup to polkas, it’s a Hamtramck party
By Charles Sercombe Throw together cold, rainy weather, eight different kinds of soup, Polish folk dancers and a rockin’ polka band and what do you get? It doesn’t matter…
Creative folks turn out for worldwide park crusade
By Charles Sercombe Last Friday afternoon and evening, you’d think there was a crazy street party happening on Jos. Campau. Oh wait, there was. Hamtramck took part in the worldwide…
Three days of fun and sun
By Charles Sercombe What a way to start a party. Monday was a big day for the Labor Day Festival. It kicked off with a “canoe” race on Campau, followed…
Sunday’s a good day for a street festival
By Charles Sercombe Sunday was another great day at the Hamtramck Labor day Festival. In fact, people started streaming in even earlier than usual, probably thanks to a Channel 7…
A perfect start for Hamtramck’s Labor Day Festival
By Charles Sercombe You couldn’t ask for better weather to kick off this year’s Hamtramck Labor Day Festival. It was a sunny day with mild temps, making it just perfect…
Hamtramck Hustle is a throwback to the 1950s
By Charles Sercombe Last Saturday was a day for cool cats. The sixth annual Hamtramck Hustle, sponsored by the Dead Last Car Club, may have hit the turning point of…
Bangladeshi Festival attracts largest crowd yet
By Ian Perrotta If you went to last weekend’s Bangladeshi Festival, you definitely weren’t alone — after four years of closing down Conant for the weekend, the event’s turnout was…
Something is growing on the city’s southend
“Green acres is the place for me. Farm livin’ is the life for me. Land spreadin’ out so far and wide Keep Manhattan, just give me that countryside.” Theme to…
Adults get their kicks in kickball league
By Charles Sercombe Kickball isn’t just for kids any more. In yet another trend of adults re-inventing games from their childhood – check out dodgeball – kickball leagues are the…
Memorial Day in Hamtramck 2012
By Charles Sercombe On Monday, local vets and residents observed Memorial Day, but this year things were a little different. Instead of holding a ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park, things…
