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Who she is: The Rev. Sharon Buttry
Background: Buttry is a native of Columbus, Ohio and went to school in Chicago. She has a degree in divinity and social work. Buttry has been connected to Hamtramck since 1996, starting out at the former Friendship House on Caniff.
She is married to Dan, a global consultant on peace [...]
Hamtramck has a long history of making news »
What’s the news in Hamtramck?
For more than 100 years that question was answered in the pages of the local newspapers that residents turned to. From 1934 until just a few weeks ago, that meant The Citizen.
The Citizen was recognized as the voice of Hamtramck, but it was not the first or only paper that operated [...]
Labor flexes its muscles to save jobs and economy »
Is America’s labor force stepping up for a fight against manufacturers?
Judging by the angry and righteous tone at a labor rally held Monday in front of Hamtramck’s City Hall, we might be on the verge of a 1930s-style labor movement.
We’re not talking about bomb-throwing anarchists, but workers uniting politically to save their jobs and families.
And [...]
It’s official: Gordon to remain on City Council »
It took some intense negotiating and it could have fallen apart at any time, but in the end, Councilmember Cathie Gordon will remain on council.
On Monday, a majority of councilmembers agreed to a settlement with Gordon, thus averting what would likely have been a costly and grueling set of hearings. Gordon was accused of not [...]
Gordon lesson: Loose Lips indeed sinks ships »
Now that there is a settlement deal with Council member Cathie Gordon, is there anything to be learned?
The council treaded on new legal ground in deciding whether to disqualify Gordon on the accusation that she was not truly a resident of the city.
Gordon tempted fate with a flip comment to a television reporter several weeks [...]
The right message for the right time »
The Keep it made in America caravan couldn’t have picked a better time to roll into Hamtramck.
On Monday, a who’s who of labor and human rights leaders visited town to spread the word that to turn America around we have to make sure American jobs stay on these shores.
Jesse Jackson spoke, as did congressmembers Sander [...]
Trucking company hopes to cash in on movie business »
Michigan’s burgeoning film industry is knocking on the doors of a Hamtramck neighbor.
From its 250,000-square-foot Mt. Elliott headquarters on the outskirts of Hamtramck, J. W. Cole & Sons transports stuff from here to there and back again. Vehicles, auto and trade show exhibits, lighting, flooring, carpet, electronics, aviation cargo, and even opera properties get moved [...]
Volunteers are ready to put a shine on Hamtramck »
Hamtramck, you’re looking pretty trashy lately.
Now that the snow has finally gone away, the ugly build-up of litter is exposed. It’s hard enough to keep this town clean since enough people think it’s perfectly normal to throw litter onto the ground and streets.
Fortunately, there is a small army of concerned residents, city officials and employees [...]
Dequindre Cut bike route is now open »
Clap your hands and say yeah, yeah, yeah. … The first phase of Detroit’s hugely-anticipated urban recreational path, the Dequindre Cut Greenway, is now open.
Hamtramck will eventually be a part of this bike-pedestrian path, but for now you can test out the downtown leg of the route.
The Dequindre Cut, formerly a Grand Truck Railroad line, [...]
Rocker, Columnist, Entrepreneur »
Rocker-columnist-entrepreneur Melody Baetens has been living the Detroit rock ‘n’ roll dream since high school, and doing it full throttle.
Baetens, who recently became an owner of Small’s Bar in Hamtramck, started her first band in 1996, and in 1999 joined musician and Detroit Free Press entertainment writer Rachel May’s glammy metal grrlz group Broadzilla. [...]
