By Alan R. Madeleine Who he is: Dr. Thaddeus “Dr. Ted” Radzilowski is the Co-Founder and President of the Piast Institute here in Hamtramck. His C.V. is long and distinguished. He holds a Doctorate degree in History from the University of Michigan, and his specialization is Poland and other central and eastern European nations, prominently [...]
By Alan R. Madeleine Reverend Chilly Chilton and his “Real Church” are probably well-known to you, if you walk the downtown stretch of Caniff Street east of Jos. Campau. They’ve been there for over six years, and their boldly lettered sign is a beacon for the many Hamtramck-area teens, and others, who frequent the building. [...]
By Alan R. Madeleine Is Hamtramck still Michigan’s “Little Poland”? Or does it seem like it’s becoming “Asia West”? Or some combination of both? The raw data is a bit sketchy, particularly with regard to Hamtramck’s burgeoning Bangladeshi population, according to Piast Institute Director Dr. Thaddeus “Ted” Radzilowski, the noted local ethnologist. “They (the Bangladeshis) [...]
By Greg Kowalski Christmas 75 years ago was surprisingly similar to Christmas today. The world was in a simmering turmoil, with people looking at a growing enemy threat overseas. And, at home, the nation was slowly crawling out of the depths of an economic disaster. The Great Depression was worse than anything we have experienced [...]
By Charles Sercombe Is Hamtramck indeed “Rat City”? Well, brace yourselves. According to a poll of 200 Detroit area residents, Hamtramck is the fourth “rattiest” neighborhood in the area. The poll was conducted by a private company hired by the d-CON company, which sells rodent control products. The most rat-infested area is the Cass Corridor, [...]
Between the Lines is a column that looks at the story behind the stories and people we come across. By Charles Sercombe We zig, we zag. Turn left, turn right. What are the reasons we go this way instead of that way on the road of life? Ah, that’s one of the mysteries of the [...]
By Charles Sercombe The paper you are holding today is extra special. Special in the sense that, if you purchased it from a Hamtramck Goodfellows standing on a street corner Friday, that money goes directly to thousands of needy folks living here. Every year the Goodfellows hold a newspaper drive to raise money, which is [...]
By Alan R. Madeleine Nothing warms you during winter like a nice healthy glow. And we know where you can get one. No, not the bar on the corner. Or the party store on the opposite corner. Note that we said “healthy glow.” This time we’re talking good, clean family fun. Fun that will be [...]
By Greg Kowalski War was on the horizon in November, 1940, as the people of Hamtramck were preparing to celebrate Thanksgiving. Of course, the whole nation looked ahead with apprehension as the situation deteriorated in Europe. But Hamtramckans had a special feeling for the events happening overseas. Just little more than a year before, many [...]
By Alan R. Madeleine Who she is … Roxann Lee-Fiorello Busch is a former Hamtramck native, now living in Duisburg, Germany, who has just self-published her first novel, entitled “The Christmas Angel.” A 1989 grad of Hamtramck High, she attended Northern Michigan University and then Wayne State University as well. She also worked at Detroit [...]
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