Hamtramck

Teenage dream: Neighborhood catalyst Hamtramck Blowout turns 14

Our pop culture specialist Chris Handyside was part of the planning and execution of one of the country's biggest community indie rock fests. He tells us how what started as "teenage kicks" has evolved into something much more. 

Hamtramck seeks historic designation for Negro League ballfield
How we all benefit from film incentives: An industry insider weighs in

Former Model D managing photographer Dave Krieger has been busy working on one film set after the other the past few years. He makes an appeal to the governor and the state legislature to keep the cameras rolling.

Raising city kids: Model D Speaker Series in review

This month's event at the Boll Family YMCA downtown was a big hit. News editor Ashley Woods and intern Veronica Grandison were there to take it all in.  

Diverse (soup) city to fund community projects in Hamtramck
SimmerD: We start new column devoted to food, drink and good times in the city

This town is having some culinary fun right now -- and we want to be in middle of every kitchen or barroom story we can. Noelle Lothamer brings you the first of what we plan as a series about feeding the insatiable belly of Detroit. 

Art of walking: Going the distance in Detroit’s inner space

Steve Panton, originally from Nottingham, England, lived in New Zealand before settling in Detroit in the 1990s. He runs the 2739 Edwin art space in his Hamtramck loft, where he exhibited a splendid show called Walking Distance in 2009.

Model D TV: Smart art space Public Pool heats up Hamtown neighborhood

What can you do with a white 900-square-foot room in a building in vibrant central Hamtramck? Anything you want, Public Pool art space proves. The gallery specializes in free expression of all kinds -- visual art, sound performance and storytelling you can dance to. Step inside and take a look.

Hoard House brings more vintage to Hamtramck’s main drag
Art into action: Design collaborators building community one power house at a time

Gritty futurists Gina Reichert and Mitch Cope are picking up speed -- and fellow travelers and builders -- in their art-meets-neighborhood reinvention project on the Detroit-Hamtramck border. Kelli B. Kavanaugh reports on what's next in the aftermath of worldwide pub for their famous "$100 House."  

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