Hamtramck

Erica Pietrzyk of Pietrzyk Pierogi at the Painted Lady

Hamtramck’s dive bar-pop ups serve the best food you’ve yet to try

In Hamtramck, a working class city with a no-frills approach to food, some impressive cooks are popping up. And they're doing so in a Hamtramck staple: the dive bar. 

Indira (left) and Zlatan Sadikovic at the Belmont cafe, gallery and photo studio
Art and coffee collide in Hamtramck with the opening of Oloman Cafe

Oloman Cafe opened to steady crowds on the morning of Monday, December 5th. The cafe, which is part coffee shop, part art gallery, and part photography studio, is located in the former space of the Belmont Bar.

A bigger dig: How GM saved millions by reusing stormwater in Detroit-Hamtramck

The General Motors' Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant is recycling its own stormwater at an annual savings of over $2 million with green infrastructure.

Exterior of the new Wheelhouse Detroit bike shop in Hamtramck
New bike shop celebrates opening in downtown Hamtramck

The Hamtramck location complements owner Kelli Kavanaugh's original Wheelhouse Detroit, which opened on the Detroit RiverWalk in 2008.

Man and child attending Hamtramck peace rally
Photo essay: Hamtramck rallies for peace and unity

Two rallies for peace and unity took place in Hamtramck earlier this month. Photographer Lauren Montgomery was there to capture them. 

Asking the audience for prompts at Planet Ant
Planet Ant turns to crowdfunding to complete redevelopment of old Hamtramck banquet hall

The Planet Ant Theater, which showcases Metro Detroit's longest running improv show, has acquired a banquet hall kitty corner from its black box theater on Caniff Street, and is in the process of transforming it into Planet Ant Hall.

Dmytro Szylak, creator of Hamtramck Disneyland
Hatch Art launches fundraiser to save Hamtramck Disneyland

The Hamtramck art collective Hatch Art, using the local crowdfunding platform Patronicity, has launched a fundraiser to help save Hamtramck Disneyland, the famous folk-art site started in the backyard of Ukrainian immigrant Dmytro Szylak.

A Slow Roll ride in Detroit
Opinion: Slow Roll has lost its way

Slow Roll, a weekly bike ride through a Detroit neighborhood that attracts thousands of riders, is ostensibly a casual affair meant to engender good will between cyclists and residents. But, as Mickey Lyons writes, recent rides have accomplished the exact opposite. 

New beverage director to accompany Rock City Eatery’s move to Midtown

A few crucial things will be different for Rock City Eatery when it moves to its new location on Woodward Avenue.

Mayor Karen Majewski
The strong, tolerant women leading Hamtramck

While Hamtramck is a prominent cultural melting pot, it is also a municipality with strong women at the helm. Annamarie Sysling profiles the city's mayor, police chief, and city manager.

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