Hamtramck

2016 will be a year of big improvements to Detroit’s cycling infrastructure

A new report released by the Detroit Greenways Coalition highlights five bike and trail projects that the bike and pedestrian advocacy group is most looking forward to in 2016.

Sean Mann
Mann: Help Detroit City FC create the most exciting and accessible sporting atmosphere in the U.S.

Detroit City FC founder and co-owner Sean Mann makes the case for why you should invest in the team's renovations of historic Keyworth Stadium in Hamtramck.

A rendering of Detroit City FC's proposed renovations to Keyworth Stadium
Detroit City FC to kick off largest community-financed project in U.S. sports history

Detroit City FC is preparing to kick off what it's estimating to be the largest community-financed project in U.S. sports history, the renovation of its future home, Keyworth Stadium in Hamtramck.

7 Brothers Bar
Where Detroit’s actors drink: The story of 7 Brothers Bar

From all appearances, 7 Brothers Bar in Hamtramck is, well, a bar. But it's also the number one hangout for actors and theater performers in Detroit.

Blossoms against blight: Hamtramck’s Flower House opens this weekend

Event planner Liz Andre-Stotz was a little surprised last year when her florist friend Lisa Waud called her and several others with a "crazy idea": buying a house for the express purpose of filling it with flowers.

A rendering of Detroit City FC's proposed renovations to Keyworth Stadium
Detroit, Hamtramck swap soccer team, restaurant

The cities of Hamtramck and Detroit have completed a swap of two of their star performers, with Rock City Eatery going to Detroit and the Detroit City FC moving to Hamtramck. Each move was made with growth in mind.

Afterhouse's pilot project
Afterhouse turns blighted buildings into urban agriculture hot spots

When most people talk about urban agriculture in Detroit, they say it with the idea of putting vacant land to use. Afterhouse, however, wants to grow the city's urban agriculture sector by putting vacant buildings to use.

Tactile Taste of Banglatown
Banglatown to be subject of food-themed art installation

On Sept. 4-5, Washington, D.C.-based artist Carmen C. Wong will offer "Tactile Taste of Banglatown," a theatrical installation where visitors will experience neighborhood straddling Detroit and Hamtramck by sight, sound, taste, and more.

Sick of potholes, Hamtramckans take to the streets with shovels and cold patch

In Hamtramck, a group of residents fed up with the status quo have decided to take matters – and shovels – into their own hands to improve road conditions in their community.

Linda Kowalski Jacob and Michael Kowalski of the Kowalski Companies, Inc.
In its 95th year, Kowalski Companies invests in Hamtramck home, aims to hire 200

The sausage maker is celebrating its 95th anniversary by renovating its iconic sign and upgrading its production facilities and adding staff with the goal of expanding its market share.

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