“Bless this bread, bless this meat. Bless this belly, ‘cause I’m gon’ eat!” – The Reverend Williams, from the 1997 film “Soul Food” By Alan “Deep South” Madeleine It seems like just a short time ago that we did a piece on the grand reopening of The Clock Restaurant, after a number of fits and [...]
By Charles Sercombe Move over Detroit. You had your moment in the national spotlight. Now, it’s Hamtramck’s turn to wow the television viewing audience of the NFL Super Bowl that’s coming up this Feb. 5. Last year, Detroit got a huge amount of love from football fans after playing a major role in the introduction [...]
By Alan R. Madeleine It seems, these days, that they’re dropping like flies. Another Hamtramck-area business will shut its doors for good this Saturday. The venerable New Deluxe Bakery will treat its loyal customers to free donuts and coffee, and then, it will be no more. Owner Rose Gjorgjeski smiled as she gazed around the [...]
By Charles Sercombe Hey hipsters, rockers and fans of quality threads, Value World has opened today (Friday, Nov. 4) here in Hamtown. Yes, Value World is now in Hamtramck. The used clothing chain is located in the same building where Glory Market is at, which is in the strip mall on Jos. Campau and Holbrook. [...]
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck may soon have a new charter school catering to the Bengali community. According to a memo from Hamtramck Public School District Superintendent Tom Niczay, St. Lad’s former elementary school may have been sold to The Greater Detroit Community Development Foundation Inc. Niczay said foundation organizers met with him and School Board [...]
By Charles Sercombe Imagine being able to live in a finished loft here in Hamtramck that’s also loaded with top-of-the line appliances. Seems pretty nice, eh? But it gets better. You can own one of four of these lofts for the insanely low price of $40,000. The only catch is, they’re not for sale yet. [...]
By David Piestrzynski Special to The Review The former Shopper’s World building is drawing a lot of attention these days. Last week, 50 developers toured the site with Jason Friedmann, Hamtramck’s Director of Community & Economic Development. The city is seeking proposals for the building’s redevelopment. The city wants the ground floor to be used [...]
We’re expanding. The Hamtramck Review company has opened a weekly newspaper to serve Ferndale. The paper is, for now, available only online at ferndalereview.com. Ferndale and Hamtramck have much in common. Both cities have a population of around 20,000, and both communities have a diverse population. The Ferndale Review will be published every Wednesday. The [...]
By Charles Sercombe You win one, you lose one. Hamtramck was able to save the state’s Department of Human Services office, but now it’s losing the local office for Social Security services. The Hamtramck office is closing Sept. 16 and is moving to an office in Highland Park. Carmen Moreno, a spokesperson for Social Security, [...]
Vacant school buildings likely to come back again By David Piestrzynski Special to The Review Two Hamtramck parishes now have empty school buildings on their hands. As reported previously, the public school district moved out of the St. Lad’s school building, consolidating classes within other school buildings the district owns. That move will save the [...]
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