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Bangladeshi festival is an all
weekend celebration of culture
Quick Hits
This Sunday is The Fourth
of July -- also known as Independence Day -- and as
usual there are plenty of
places in town to shop for
legal fireworks.
Just in case you wonder
what fireworks are considered illegal, it’s basically anything most people consider
fun. But seriously, anything
that explodes or goes up in
the air is illegal. Getting illegal fireworks is pretty easy
around the area and most
folks ignore the law.
Police always say they will
crack down on illegal fireworks but judging by the
number of mini-explosions
going on around town,
there’s not much effort being
made.
Which makes us question
why those fireworks are still
illegal if so many people
thumb their nose at the law.
This week
in history
• Some say Hamtramck
hasn’t been the same
since. Back in 1997, a tornado ripped through town,
causing significant damage
to houses and buildings as
well as knocking down over
500 trees.
• Hamtramck’s own
“Peaches” Bartkowicz won
the Wimbledon championship in 1964.
• Cars, cars, cars. In
1947 there were so many
that more parking was being
planned.
Source: Hamtramck Historical Commission
By Ian Perrotta
For the second year in a row,
the Bangladeshi Festival on
Conant Ave. was a smashing
success.
About 5,000 people attended the three-day event,
which was organized by the
Bangladesh Association of
Michigan. The festival featured lively entertainment that
included games for the community, the musical stylings of
several local groups and even
a
performance
by
a
Bangladeshi pop star.
Also on hand were a number
of vendors selling a variety of
toys, trinkets and other merchandise. A handful offered
traditional
Bangladeshi
dishes. Some meals were prepared on the spot, but judging
by the satisfied looks on the
faces of all of the people eating, they all definitely hit the
spot.
Fortunately for the organizers and festivalgoers alike, the
weather cooperated throughout the weekend, as did those
in attendance. Unlike other
area festivals that sometimes
become breeding grounds for
fights, there were no reports
of trouble despite the presence of uniformed police officers only on Sunday night. The
only real problem was trying to
get the festival to shut down,
as organizers and attendees
alike both wanted to keep it
going late into the night.
The success and safety of
the festival is a testament to
the
strength
of
the
Bangladeshi community, a fact
that was not lost on City Councilmember Mohammed Hassan. Addressing the crowd, he
told them they played an important role in shaping the
city’s future, one that he
hopes will only grow larger –
along with the city of Ham-
tramck.
“There
are
many
Bangladeshis that live outside
of the city,” he said. “I want to
annex the area south of Carpenter to Davidson to bring us
together.”
Thousands of festivalgoers
celebrated Bengali culture
during
last
week’s
Bangladeshi Festival on
Conant.
Mayor says
city faces
uncertain times
Medical marijuana club isn’t about getting stoned
By Ian Perrotta
Medical marijuana has
come to Hamtramck.
Beginning last month, The
Hamtramck Compassion Club
(THCC) began holding bimonthly meetings to educate
the community on the impact
that the Michigan Medical
Marijuana Act can have on
them. Voters passed the legalizing legislation in November of 2008 and the law went
into effect in April of 2009.
The club was started by
Gregg Black, who was living in
New York and working as a
public relations consultant
when the Michigan law was
passed. A longtime resident
of both Detroit and Hamtramck, Black decided it
By Charles Sercombe
With Detroit Mayor Dave
Bing and his City Council fighting about finances, Hamtramck City Councilmember
Cathie Gordon saw an opportunity.
“Why not strike while the
iron’s hot?” is how she described her plan to step up
Hamtramck’s dispute with
Bing’s administration over tax
revenues from GM’s Poletown
plant.
First some background:
Hamtramck and Detroit share
tax revenue from the plant,
with Hamtramck receiving
about $2 million a year. But
last year, Bing’s administration said the agreement
ended in 2006.
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would be a good time to come
back and do something he enjoyed in an environment he
was comfortable with. And
when he found out that the
city had no active organization, he knew what he had to
do.
“Since there weren’t any
compassion clubs in Hamtramck, I felt there was a
need to help educate,” Black
said. “Especially after some
conversations with people
who only had a vague or superficial understanding of the
law.”
Another problem that Black
found was that many of the
existing organizations in and
around the Detroit area were
not taking the law seriously
and were either using it for a
recreational or commercial
benefit. Additionally, some
clubs were giving advice that
was not legally sound, which
is something the THCC is
strictly against. Black says
that the THCC looks at the
law as black-and-white and
stays away from the gray
areas.
“We want to be completely
within the law. We’re not
doing what they don’t say we
can’t do, we’re doing what
they do say we can do,” he
said.
During their meetings, the
Compassion Club goes into
great detail on a range of topics that include the history of
marijuana use, who is eligible
for medical marijuana certification, how to find or become
a caregiver, and the actual
process of growing the plant.
One thing, however, is conspicuously absent – the actual smoking of marijuana.
“This isn’t about recreating
Woodstock or throwing some
kind of party,” says Black.
“It’s about finding a healthy
alternative for people so they
can get off prescription drugs
that can cause addiction and
central nervous damage.”
Meetings for The Hamtramck
Compassion Club are held
every first and third Wednesday
of each month at The Painted
Lady, located at 2930 Jacob
Street. For more information,
visit www.finecaregivers.com.
By Ian Perrotta
On Sunday (June 27) Mayor
Karen Majewski gave the annual State of the City address, and let’s just say it
was a good thing everyone
was sitting down.
Though attendance was
considerably less than in
years past, the importance of
the speech was significantly
Mayor Karen Majewski said Hamtramck has made major improvements during the past several
months but warned tough economic times still face the city.
greater. Unlike the 2009 address, which painted a more
rosy and bright picture of
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Mayor says city faces uncertain times
Hamtramck’s future, this
year’s speech was ominously
darker.
But first, the good news.
Over the past year, the city has
experienced many achievements, a fact that was duly
noted by Majewski.
“It is no small thing, with the
biggest economic downturn
since the Great Depression
staring us in the face, that
we’ve been able to accomplish
so much,” she said.
Specifically, Majewski noted
the completion of the new Department of Human Services
building on Jos. Campau, the
traffic light replacement project
along Caniff, and the sidewalk
replacement currently underway on Brombach and throughout the city. She also praised
the Master Plan revision
process, which should be completed sometime in late summer or early fall.
Additionally, the mayor spoke
of several grants awarded to
the city, including a $400,000
Environmental
Protection
Agency (EPA) grant to test for
hazardous materials, a $1 million EPA grant to set up a revolving loan fund to help fill
financing gaps in redevelopment projects, and $1.4 million Neighborhood Stabilization
Funds (NSP1) – as well $15.4
million in NSP2 funding – to be
used to help settle the longstanding R-31 housing discrimination lawsuit.
In the coming months there
will be even more projects and
improvements. The city’s Community and Economic Development Department will begin
working on re-establishing and
expanding the Hamtramck
Shuttle, and it will continue to
work with companies interested in opening new businesses in Hamtramck.
Majewski also pointed out
the benefits of living in the city,
citing a lower cost of living coupled with a higher level of governmental efficiency.
“We’ve been paying down
our debt, performing at a par
with other financially stable
communities, and passing audits with no major issues, all
while our property taxes were
kept lower than those of surrounding neighbors like Detroit, Highland Park, and
Harper Woods,” she said.
“That does not happen
through mismanagement or
short-sightedness, but through
sound and balanced management.”
Perhaps the highlight of the
speech – it certainly was for
the mayor – was the announcement that the city had finally
found in PLAV 1 Hall a location
for its long-awaited Historical
Museum. Like last year, the
mention of this brought tears
to her eyes.
Unfortunately, they weren’t
Block Club Corner …
First Thursdays, 4 Cs Neighborhood
Watch (if you live or have a business between Carpenter, Conant, Caniff, and Campau), 7 p.m.
Hamtramck Recreation
Center, 1135 Charest, lower level
Second Mondays, Eastside Block Club (if
you live or have a business East of Conant) 7 p.m. Our Lady Queen of Apostles
Church, Activity Center, entrance on Harold
Street
Second Wednesdays, 3 C7 Neighborhood
Watch (if you live or have a business between Carpenter, Campau, Caniff, and I-75)
People's community Services Senior Center
on Caniff, across from the Public Library
Third Wednesdays, Midtown Neighborhood Watch (if you live or have a business
between Caniff, Campau, Holbrook and I75) 6:30 p.m. in the Convent of St. Florian's Church, on Florian Street
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Danforth, for all residents and businesses
south of Holbrook.
The Central Neighborhood Watch (Caniff,
Conant, Holbrook, Campau) will soon set up
regular meeting dates. For more information,
go
online
to
hamtramckCBC@gmail.com
The Hamtramck Housing Commission
Neighborhood Watch is not meeting at this
time. If you would like to help start these
groups, call the Weed and Seed office at
(313) 281-8150.
Neighborhood Watch meetings are open
to the public and all are welcome to attend. If additional information is needed
contact the Weed and Seed office at (313)
281-8150.
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the only tears she shed. After
highlighting the accomplishments of the past year, the
speech focused on the coming
year and the many potential
pitfalls that lie ahead. Most notably, the dispute between the
city and Detroit over tax revenue from the Poletown plant
has caused the city to adopt a
fiscal strategy that taps into its
emergency funding, a plan that
Majewski says could lead to
the state taking back control of
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Hamtramck – and soon.
“That is an unsustainable
strategy, which by best estimate will deplete the fund and
send us into deficit spending –
and thus into receivership – by
the first quarter of 2011,” she
said.
Though the overall future of
the city is uncertain, Majewski
did say that one thing was
sure: the upcoming year will be
an important one for the city.
Ending her speech with a call
to action, she urged Hamtramckans to get involved with city
and to help make it a better
place for all.
“There is a whole lot going
on here, and even more that
needs to happen,” she said.
“You know what those things
are. You may even have an
idea of how to make them happen. Now is the time when
your ingenuity, good will, and
drive are most needed.”
This week at the library...
ESL Summer Reading Program - Mondays 10
a.m. to 2 p.m., Tuesdays 3-5 p.m., & Fridays from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This special program is funded
by the American Library Association and will continue throughout the summer months. Free to participants.
Computer Class for ESL Beginners - Friday, July
2 at 10 a.m. ESL students will start with one hour
hands-on experience on computers followed by 11
a.m. to 1 p.m. instruction class with instructor,
Christine Templin.
Math Club Meeting - Tuesday, July 6 at 4 p.m.
Mr. Nuo is the instructor for the math club and
math tutoring program.
Meeting of the Library Board - Thursday, July 8
at 6 p.m. Regular meeting of the Library Board will
be held in the auditorium. The meeting is open to
the public.
Movie Wednesday - Wednesday, July 7 at 3:30
p.m. Every Wednesday is movie day at the library.
Come and enjoy our feature presentation including
popcorn and snacks.
ESL Class for Beginners - Monday, July 12 at 10
a.m. Christine Templin is the instructor for the ESL
class for beginners. Free to the public.
ESL Summer Reading for Adults - Tuesday, July
13 at 3 p.m. Reading program for adults sponsored by the ALA, prepared and conducted by several staff members to accomodate various levels
of reading skills. Free to the public.
Animal Show - Wednesday, July 14 at 1 p.m. This
week’s Summer Reading Program for children will
feature a lecture and animal show. It will be followed by 3D aquarium collage workshop and up-
dating reading journals. All children are invited.
Friends of the Library Meeting - Thursday, July
15 at 6 p.m. FHPL President Kathy Kristy and
Treasurer George Gorday invite all members and
volunteers to participate in the regular monthly
meeting and election meeting of the FHPL.
Historic Post Card of Hamtramck - Thursday, July
15 at 7 p.m. Greg Kowalski, chairman of the Historical Commission, will present an interesting program featuring historic postscards of Hamtramck.
Everyone is invited. Refreshment will be served.
Community Garden - Saturday, July 3 at 11 a.m.
Volunteers willing to help with the community garden will meet on Saturday to plan improvements
and make preparations for planting the garden.
Jeopardy at the Library - Thursdays at 4 p.m.
Sign up and participate in Jeopardy games held in
Thursday at the library. Compete against friends,
win prizes and have fun developing your knowledge
skills.
Canoeing with Doc Fletcher - Tuesday, July 27 at
6 p.m. Doc Fletcher will present a program on his
canoeing and kayaking adventures through Michigan and Wisconsin. Everyone is invited.
Hamtramck Emergency Task Force - Registration
for training to become part of the Hamtramck
Emergency Task Force continues at the Library.
Training classes will be conducted by Ms. Margalski. For more information please call the Library
at 365-7050.
Special Thanks for Donations - to Lidja Berishaj,
Ralph Rinaldi, Patricia Muszynski and John Stockpoole.
For more information about events at the library call (313) 365-7050,
or visit our website at http://hamtramck.lib.mi.us
where you can also access our online catalog.
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Friday, July 2, 2010
Second Front Page
On any given night, there’s
music in the air
By Ian Perrotta
Hamtramck is a great place
to catch some live music. And
if you want to play some live
music? Well, it turns out it’s
a good city for that, too.
Whether it’s rhythmic blues,
a quiet acoustic set, or even
karaoke, Hamtramck has
something for everyone. On
practically any night of the
week, you can check out the
wide variety of homegrown
music that the city has to
offer.
On the first Sunday night of
every month (except in July
because of the holiday), the
Attic Dwellers Acoustic Club
keeps it unplugged at Paycheck’s Lounge while playing
blues, pop, folk, jazz and all
sorts of other musical styles.
The laid back atmosphere is
casual, and everyone from beginners to seasoned veterans
can join in on the circle jams
that make this monthly event
one to look forward to.
Tuesday has two sites to
play at, but fortunately you
don’t have to pick and
choose. On the first and third
Tuesdays of the month, Ken
Marten and Jaye Thomas
host an open mic session at
Café 1923. Running from 7
to 9 p.m., the coffee house
brings an eclectic array of talent to the stage, including
poets,
comedians,
folk
singers and other musicians.
After Café 1923’s jam, you
can head on over to Skipper’s
Hamtown Bar at the corner of
Conant and Evaline. Every
Tuesday from 9 p.m. to 1
a.m., Rachel Taylor runs the
stage as Skipper tends the
bar and mixes up some mean
drinks. A special feature of
the night – aside from some
great drink specials – is the
presence of local artists
there to “Show and Sell” their
goods.
If you’re looking to rock on
Thursdays, then 7 Brothers
Bar is the place to be. Though
it began just a few weeks
ago, this open mic session
has proven to be a popular
spot. Hosted by Bill McGettigan – father of bartender
Sean – this low-key affair is
the perfect way to start an
early weekend.
Finally, if you’re in the mood
for some food with your
music, then check out Kelly’s
Bar every Wednesday, Friday
and Saturday. Along with your
juicy burger you can enjoy the
sounds of 7th Veil, Blues in
the City and Paul Carey’s
Funk as they open up the
stage for a bluesy jam session.
For those who don’t play an
instrument but can sing a
mean note – and even for
those who can’t – there is always karaoke. On Mondays,
you can head to Small’s for
Karaoke with Squid and
Jared. On Wednesday, the
Belmont offers Rock and Roll
Karaoke with The Millionaire,
which features over 80,000
songs to choose from. Hamtramck’s big night for karaoke
is Thursday, when Motor City
Sports Bar, the New Dodge
Lounge and Atlas Bar all host
their own events. Finally, on
Friday and Saturday, DJ Chuck
E spins tunes and offers a
chance to karaoke at PLAV
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Metro news …
view the top five developments that occurred so far.
Here’s my take:
It’s said that whatever happens to Detroit, so goes Hamtramck. If you were to rely
solely on the local mainstream media, you’d think
Detroit is no more than a
crime-infested
wasteland.
Well, we’re here to say that
isn’t so. Our friends over at
modeldmedia.com
and
metromode.com have been
reporting on fascinating development projects for the
past few years.
With their permission, here
is a round-up of their reports
from the past week.
By Kelli B. Kavanaugh
It's been half a decade
since Model D committed to
documenting the big (Westin
Book Cadillac Hotel) and the
small (Mudgie's outdoor
seating, which we wrote up
just last week) in Detroit development each and every
week.
So it’s appropriate to re-
1. Park Avenue: In the
heart of it all
Let's start Downtown.
There's been some notable
busts in our Central Business District -- Cadillac Centre, The Griswold, a new
Quicken Loans HQ -- and
some huge, huge successes, like Campus Martius, the Detroit RiverWalk,
Fort-Shelby Doubletree and
the Boll Family YMCA. But
when forced to pick one for
this piece, I took a stroll
down Park Avenue.
This short stretch of street
between Grand Circus Park
and I-75 started its rebirth
back in 1996, with the opening of Sean Harrington's
Town Pump Tavern, which,
when I was a University of
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Community Recruiter.
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Belmont Bar: Sundays –
Sunday Bloody (Mary) Sunday and movie night w/ TaitNucleus, $3 mix your own
Bloody Mary. No Cover.
Mondays – Mademoiselle
Monday featuring martini &
manicure specials all night,
w/ DJ Mike Alonso. No
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$1 PBR all night; No Cover
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The
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Thursday, 9122 Jos. Campau (313) 875-4710.
Painted Lady: Mondays –
$1 beer night w/ Todd.
Tuesdays – B-movie Night.
Wednesdays – Opium Den;
Thursdays
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wells; 2930 Jacob; (313)
874-2991
Small’s: Sundays - Nurse
your weekend hangover with
Dave and Melody, $1 off
everything. Acoustic performances on select nights.
Mondays - Karaoke with
Squid and Jared! Tuesday Trivia Night! Game starts at
9 p.m. with tons of great
prizes and cheap drinks;
10339 Conant, (313) 8731117. Free WIFI.
7 Brothers Bar: Hamtramck’s hippest hangout
Shadow Bar: Thursdays: for actors, 11831 Jos. Camdoors open at 10 p.m., pau; (313) 365-6576.
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Atlas Bar: One of the last
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Celina’s Sports Bar: Lots
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– Rummage sale at Our Lady Queen of Apostles Activity Center, enter from Harold St.
The Hamtramck Drug Free Community Coalition meets the
second Thursday of every month from 11 a.m.-noon at the
Piast Institute, 11633 Jos. Campau. To allow for summer
planning sessions, the next meeting will be held on Thursday,
Sept. 9. Meetings are open to the public.
SECOND MONDAY of each month, through Dec. 13, 12:302:30 p.m. – A Wayne County program, food program for lowincome families, at People’s Community Services, 8625 Jos.
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had picture ID and proof of income. Volunteers are needed
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Review: Opinion Page
Taxpayers getting a good
soaking by Rec. Dept.
ticular example of the right
intentions but the wrong
decisions by management.
In our opinion, taxpayers
got soaked on this one.
After spending $115,000
for a spit-sized slab of concrete, Recreation Director
Craig Daniels limits the
hours of use from 4:30
p.m. to 8:30 p.m. throughout the week – denying
kids a chance to cool off
during the day.
In other cities kids are allowed to use the pads
throughout the day without
the need of supervision.
Daniels insists on having a
lifeguard on duty, which is
why there are extremely
limited hours for use.
We asked a playground
supervisor at Pulaski Park,
where the pad is located,
what kids can do to cool
off and we were told that
lawn sprinklers are available.
Why did the department
even bother to build a
Hamtramck taxpayers
deserve answers about
how their money is being
spent by the Hamtramck
Recreation Department.
It’s outrageous that the
department collects $1
million a year and spends
half of it -- $500,000 – on
salaries and benefits.
Good grief, a small city like
Hamtramck should have a
recreation program that
costs NO MORE than half
a million dollars a year.
What do we get for the
money?
Looking at past audits, it
doesn’t appear to be too
much. It hasn’t been until
the last year or so that the
department went on a
spending spree, buying
playscapes and building a
splash pad. The department offers some measly
programs during the year
and several subsidized
field trips for kids and
adults.
The splash pad is a par-
splash pad if the only option for kids to cool off is
to use sprinklers? The department could have saved
taxpayers a boatload of
money by just setting out
several sprinklers for kids
to run through.
It’s becoming increasingly clear that there is no
oversight of the department. Daniels has reacted
with hostility and an exaggerated sense of being
picked on when School
Boardmembers dare to
question him.
He has snapped at us,
saying he has no obligation to answer our questions. Someone needs to
remind Daniels that he indeed owes answers to taxpayers and those who
represent their best interests.
It all just makes you wonder what is going on over
there.
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How many buildings can
claim that in Hamtramck –
to have one owner for 85
years and be used for the
same purpose all those
years?
Having been a member of
Post I for over 30 years, I
am thrilled that it will now
be preserved for future history as well as past.
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Congrats … The Kresge
Arts of Detroit recently announced the winners of its annual arts awards. Hamtramck
is well represented in this
year’s awards. Steve Hughes,
Vievee Francis, Matthew Olzmann and Timmy “Vulgar”
Lampinen – all of Hamtramck
– each won a $25,000 award.
Way to go Hamtramck.
Grilling … The Central Block
Club, which includes those
who live in the area bounded
by Caniff to Holbrook, between Jos. Campau and Conant, is throwing a barbecue
this Saturday (July 3) at Zussman Park.
The cookout starts at 1
p.m. And it’s not just about
hamburgers and hotdogs,
vegetarian dishes will also be
served up.
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Special meeting … The
city’s ongoing financial crisis
will be the subject of discussion during a special City
Council meeting being held
next Tuesday (July 6) in City
Hall at 6:30 p.m. The public
is invited to sit in.
Feed the children …
Through the City of Detroit
Health Department, People’s
Community Services is able
to provide free breakfasts and
lunches to community youth
during the summer when
there is no access to school
food programs. All youth up
to the age of 18 are welcome.
Participation in other programs or activities at PCS is
not required. Breakfast will
be served Tuesday through
Thursday, from 9AM - 10AM.
Lunch will be served Monday
through Friday, from 12PM 2PM. There will be no child
care between 10AM - 12PM
so children will need to be
picked up between meals.
This is a meal-only program.
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Former veteran hall is in good hands now
The purchase of PLAV
Post 1 Hall by the Hamtramck Historical Commission couldn’t be more
appropriate.
This building is historical
in itself. It was built by
World War I veterans in
Pool’s open … Hamtramck’s hippest new gallery,
Public Pool, has another
smash up presentation.
On July 10, Metro Times Editor and Hamtramck resident
Michael Jackman will show
his collection of Super 8 films
he shot while living in New
York City in the mid-90s. Jackman said he only recently
looked at the films and was
surprised how over the years
the films took on a much different meaning.
“When I shot this stuff, I
didn’t think it was very distinguished,” Jackman says.
“But, as time goes on, it begins to look historic. The cars
are older, the streets are grittier, and that place was still
the Bowery, not ‘NoLiTa.’ And,
though I didn’t know it at the
time, this was the last decade
in New York when you could
really shoot freely in public.
Only after I was done with
Super 8 did they start enforcing all these restrictions on
shooting in public.”
Also accompanying the
films will be a sound piece
composed by another Hamtramck resident, Jennifer
Paull.
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Polish politics play out
on Jos. Campau
(Editor-at-Large
Walter
Wasacz writes a weekly column on life in Hamtramck.)
Friday, July 2, 2010
Nobel Peace Prize winner and
former president Lech Walesa
recently said that it would be
a "disaster" for Poland if
Kaczynski won. "Kaczynski is
an irresponsible and dangerous politician," said Mr.
Walesa on Polish radio RMFFM. "We could pay a high
price if he wins."
Walesa's biting critique is
not surprising. Both Kaczynski twins accused Walesa of
working for the communistera secret police, trying to
strip him of his legacy as one
of the 20th century's most
celebrated freedom fighters.
Walesa co-founded the Soviet
era's first trade union at the
Gdansk Shipyards and was involved in dissident and
human rights activities beginning in the late 1960s until
he was elected Poland's first
post-communist president in
1990.
Another former president,
Aleksander Kwasniewski, who
succeeded Walesa, has also
come out strongly against
By Walter Wasacz
worse when Poles start
There is a major, highly conbranding global hero Walesa
tentious election coming up
"a communist" collaborator,
in Hamtramck this weekend.
which is what you might hear
Rhetoric and rumors are rich
if you prick up your ears at a
with historical significance.
casual meeting at the Polish
But this one involves no local,
American Congress. The
state or federal offices. Not in
same tag has been placed on
the U.S., that is.
Komorowski -- who in truth is
Eligible Polish voters in
left of Kaczynski but still conMichigan are helping to desidered pro-business and cencide the president's race in
ter-right on the political
Poland. They will be voting
spectrum.
Saturday at the Polish AmeriThe problem with Kocan Congress on Jos. Cammorowski, according to the
pau. Voters in Poland will go
Polish right, is that he is too
to the polls Sunday, July 4.
European (a similar tag was
The election is necessary
placed on the multilingual
after interim president BronisKwasniewski), less cozy with
law Komorowski failed to win
the Catholic Church (which
50 percent of the vote in eleccasts a huge shadow over
tions held last month. He rePolish politics) and has
ceived about 41 percent of
stated he wants to scale back
the popular vote, while
Poland's military presence in
Jaroslaw Kaczynski -- the twin
Afghanistan.
brother of President Lech
He was Parliament Speaker
Kaczynski, who died in a
before the death
plane crash in
of Lech Kaczynski
Russia in April
and was elevated
along with over 90
by law to the inother officials on
terim presidency.
their way to a
He has worked efcommemorative
fectively with likeevent in the Katyn
minded
Prime
forest -- received
Minister Donald
36 percent.
Tusk (both are
In voting at PAC,
members of the
however, KaczynCivic
Platform
ski more than
Party, essentially
doubled
Koconservative
morowski's vote
Christian Democtotal: 343 to 168.
rats and ecoIt may seem like
nomic
liberals)
much ado about
and Polish governnothing in Poland,
ment has, in a
a nation of 39 miljust
a
few
lion people and mil- Former Polish President Lech Walesa is an outspoken months, resumed
critic of Poland’s new conservatives who are vying to win
lions of voters.
civil relations with
leadership positions.
But symbolically
its German neighit speaks volumes
bors and others
about how a majority of Poles Kaczynski. That's not at all who'd been derided by the
here lean on political, social, shocking. Kwasniewski, co- Kaczynskis Poland-first-andcultural and economic issues. founder of the Democratic only rhetoric of their Law &
To the right -- make that the Left Alliance, has often been Justice Party.
far right.
vilified by conservative Poles.
We'll see how Poles in
They supported a candidate He is now a distinguished Michigan vote this Sunday.
whose slogan roughly trans- scholar at Georgetown Univer- Chances are Kaczynski will
lates into "Poland is most im- sity's Edmund A. Walsh score big on Jos. Campau
portant," which on the School of Foreign Service and (his campaign poster can be
surface sounds innocent lectures each year at the Uni- found at Pope Paul II Park and
enough. But dig deeper and versity of Michigan. But his elsewhere on the avenue).
you see the roots of ultra-na- appearances there draw the The latest polling in Poland
tionalism, mistrust of full par- ire of Detroit Polish radio shows Komorowski now leadticipation in the European commentators, who have ing with over just over 50 perUnion, paranoid disregard for urged Polish parents to not cent of the vote. That's good
liberalization initiatives and send their children to U-M be- news for Poland and Europe,
gender equality for women cause of the university's rela- even if venomous nationalists
and Poland's sizable LGBT tionship with Kwasniewski.
and absurd revisionist historicommunity.
However ignorant and silly ans here and there bitterly
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Not many 19-year-olds know
exactly what they want to do
with their future.
Thats not the case
for Hamtramck’s Mohamed Zindani who
can boast that he’s already “lived up to his
dream,” as he would
say, by getting accepted into CB United.
CB United is an international fashion design
house that Zindani was
introduced to during
his sophomore year.
How he got interested in fashion also
coincided with school.
“Waking up every
morning and matching
clothes that I was going to
wear to school made me interested in fashion,” Zindani
said. “The more I looked into
the field, the more I loved it.
The success and support
from my family and friends
made me realize this is what
I wanted to do.”
Zindani has had a taste of
sweet success. He has been
interviewed by People Magazine and attended parties
Metro news …
hang out for a few hours at
Grand Circus Park and watch
Kales residents walking their
dogs, peek in and see the
standing-room-only crowds
at Moth StorySLAM night at
Cliff's, observe the intersection of ball caps and fashion
at Centaur, or take on a
World Cup match at Park
Bar.
Detroit Mercy student in the
mid '90s, was one of the few
bars Downtown that I was
wont to take suburban
friends.
Flash forward to the present tense, and those few
short blocks boast a hopping apartment building, the
Kales, as well as the stunningly restored jazz club Cliff
Bells, the neighborhood-pubexcept-when-there's-a-Tigersgame Park Bar, Romanian
schwarma flying off the
Bucharest Grill, and Harrington's Iodent Building, which
houses modern lofts and the
art deco-inspired Centaur
Bar and, lest we forget, was
briefly the home of the
ahead-of-its-time retail happening Hugh.
The Colony Club across
the street's has also been
restored, although it's only
used for special occasions,
but the sum total is a pretty
happening avenue taking a
stand right down the middle
of Ilitch Holdings country.
These investors decided to
stop waiting to see if there
will or will not be a new Joe
Louis in the vicinity and, instead, spent millions on
restoring several examples
of Detroit's phenomenal historic architecture.
If you doubt the import,
where he rubbed elbows with
hip-hop stars The Dream and
Keri Hilson.
Not only does he plan to be
a fashion designer, he also
created his own fashion line
called “OZ.”
He created the OZ logo sort
of by happy accident.
2. Eastern Market: Rethinking a landmark
Eastern Market has been
a functioning market neighborhood since 1891 but,
since 2007, has undergone
significant, even major,
changes. It's no coincidence
that's the year operation
and management of the cityowned property was assumed by the Eastern
Market Corp. The organization's singular focus and
nonprofit status has without
a doubt energized the entire
area, most visibly in the
complete rehab of Sheds 2
($1.3 million) and 3 ($5.5
million), with improvements
for Shed 5 next on the drawing board.
It's also worth noting that
the strategic diversification
of products sold under the
sheds to include more locally produced and grown
goods has elevated the quality of the Saturday market -without alienating existing
“I was just messing around
with my name and my good
friend Omar’s name. I put the
O and the Z together and it
just looked great,” he
said.
Visits to New York City
to meet with his fashion
advisor have kept Zindani
on track toward his path
to success. He plans to
release his “OZ Designs”
after attending school,
which will take another
two years.
That doesn’t mean he
has not been put to
work.
“I've worked on different kinds of designs, like
dresses,
cardigan
sweaters, and vintage
suits,” Zindani said. “I've
also given my advisor ideas of
what I want to do in the future. I will be making clothes
for ladies and the gentlemen.
I want to go casual in my designs, like sweater vests for
the guys and cardigans for
the girls.”
customers. As EMC president Dan Carmody said in a
2008 interview, "The Eastern Market is mostly about
food for Detroiters, and it
might become more compelling as a tourist attraction, but only if we artfully
hone its grittiness and retain
its profound sense of authenticity."
So far, so good.
3. CCS' Taubman Center:
Expansion of an anchor institution
When General Motors
pulled out of the New Center
area in 1996, things didn't
look so hot for the neighborhood. But the State of Michigan quickly relocated its
Detroit operations into its
HQ building and, last year,
the College for Creative
Studies completed a $145
million redevelopment of
GM's massive former design
center, the 760,000-squarefoot Argonaut Building.
This newly named A. Alfred
Taubman Center for Design
Education includes CCS'
graduate programs, meeting
space, student housing, an
arts-oriented high school
and, hopefully soon, ground
floor retail. It not only plugs
the biggest remaining hole
GM left in the district, it significantly diversifies the
Continued on page 9
Friday, July 2, 2010
Hamtramck Review
City ramps up tax
fight with Detroit
NOTICE
To all property owners, agents and occupants, notice is hereby given to all persons owning or occupying property within the City of Hamtramck, pursuant
to Ordinance No. 2008-5 of the City Code, it shall be
the duty of the owners or occupants to keep all
grass, weeds and vegetation cut below a height of
eight inches on properties and free from noxious
weeds, between April 1 and October 31.
All properties shall include the abutting street rightof-way lying between the curb and sidewalk or the
drainage course paralleling the street where there is
no curb abutting the properties.
If the provisions of this ordinance are not complied
with, the city shall cause the grass and weeds to be
cut or destroyed, and the actual cost of cutting or destruction plus 25% for inspection and/or other additional costs incurred shall be charged to the property
owner and, if necessary, collected as a tax lien
against the property.
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son, John and great-grandchiliew
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Funeral arrangements were tramck
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and funeral services will be season
held on July 2 at Holy Cross School
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Church. Burial will be at For- ndale E
est Lawn Cemetery.
But a
LOBART
Genevieve C. Lobart, 88,
were unaware of Hamdied June 28, 2010.
tramck’s dispute and seemed
Mrs. Lobart was retired
to be sympathetic.
from Palace Quality Canning
Gordon said she made an
and was a member of the Memotional “pitch” to the DeK Society, P.T.O., United Ladies
troit Council and warned them
Choir Melodia and United
that if Hamtramck doesn’t get
Choirs.
the money, “the city will go
She was preceded in death
belly-up.”
by her husband, William.
Cooper was invited back on
Mrs. Lobart is survived by
Wednesday to speak with the
her daughters, Dianne and
council’s finance committee.
Margaret (John) Telek; grandIn a Channel 7 interview with
Bing on Tuesday evening, Bing S
claimed he was unaware of the
dispute with Hamtramck.
Cooper said that’s “unJune 29, 2010
true.”
If roses grow in Heaven Lord,
Please pick a bunch for me;
“That raises some quesPlace them in my husband’s arms
tions in my mind,” he said.
And tell him they’re from me.
“We met with the special asTell him I love home and miss him,
And when he turns to smile,
sistant of Bing and met with
Place a kiss upon his cheek
Bing.”
And hold him for a while.
Detroit’s City Council could
Because remembering him is easy,
decide to override Bing and
I do it every day;
But there is an ache within my heart,
restore the payments. The
That will never go away.
council has already rejected
Love, Your Family
Bing’s recent budget proposal
60 years married to his loving wife,
saying the mayor failed to
Margaret
make enough cuts.
trict To
the tea
nents 1
narrow
golden
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5/21/11
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Continued from front page
Hamtramck officials say
that if the agreement does
end — which they say it doesn’t — it would end in 2014.
In the meantime, Detroit
has withheld last year’s
money as well as this year’s
payment. Hamtramck is seeking $3 million from Detroit.
City Manager Bill Cooper
has met with Bing’s adminisThis simtration, as well as Bing
himp
self, to discuss the matter.
Bing has ordered an audit of
the agreement, which is due
by the end of July.
But Hamtramck can’t wait
that long, city officials say.
Cooper said that Hamtramck
will go bankrupt by next January
and will then likely be placed
under state receivership.
Councilmember
Gordon
suggested going to the Detroit City Council on Tuesday
since Detroit councilmembers
are already upset about
Bing’s budget proposal. Detroit councilmembers told
Hamtramck officials they
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5011 Trowbridge-Hamtramck - 2 Family Home w/ 5 Bedrooms, Finished
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2060 Norwalk, Hamtramck - “Portage
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29409 Maurice, Chesterfield Twp.
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3404 Comstock-$35,000
11372 Nagel - $39,900 New Price!
3321 Yemans - $40,000
11358 Nagel - $49,900 New Price!
12043 Moran - $39,900 New Price!
3251 Yemans - $64,900
11650 Gallagher - $69,899
3451 Comstock, $49,900 New Price!
2413 Florian - SOLD!
2428 Casmere - SOLD!
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1939 Trowbridge - $79,900
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11650 Nagel - $29,900 dbl lot!
12080 Lumpkin - $34,900 New Price!
5128 Sobieski - $39,500
12630 Charest - $34,900 New Price!
12105 McDougall - $44,900 New Price!
11602 Nagel - $59,900 dbl lot!
12108 Gallagher, Lrg brick home - $49,900 New
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2233 Florian - $59,900 - SOLD!
3901 Trowbridge - Double lot $39,900 New Price!
2344 Andrus - SOLD!
2667 Whalen-Large, beautiful full brick home w/
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2358 Botsford - $34,900
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4340 Frazho-bank owned-$44,800 - SOLD!
27035 Lorraine-bank owned $64,800 - SOLD!
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Hamtramck Review
Phone (313) 874-2100
Friday, July 2, 2010
Hamtown’s movers and shakers...
By Mike Murphy
New Weed and Seed Site
Director Barbara Stachowski
is a specialist in Asian Community Relations who believes that Hamtramck, with
its many and diverse ethnic
groups, epitomizes the concept of community. Stachowski, a Hamtramck native
and the oldest of eight children, also has a passionate
respect for family.
She earned her M.A. in social justice from Marygrove
College, which is among the
first colleges in the world to
offer the degree. Stachowski
has begun attending local
Neighborhood Watch meetings to hear resident concerns for public safety, youth
initiatives and neighborhood
restoration agendas.
Please explain the Weed
and Seed Program.
Weed and Seed is a community-based strategy sponsored by the U.S. Department
of Justice. It is an innovative,
comprehensive, multi-agency
approach to law enforcement,
crime prevention, and community revitalization. The
Hamtramck Community Initiative supports the Weed and
Seed program and collaborates with local and regional
law enforcement leaders and
Hamtramck residents dedicated to “weeding out crime”
and “seeding” positive, proactive programs to reduce crime
and violence in Hamtramck.
As a liaison between the
city's ethnic groups and the
police, how do you intend to
bring more unity and better
understanding to Ham-
tramck?
I am an experienced project
manager and program organizer with extensive experience
working with culturally diverse
groups including the Arab
American, Asian American,
Native American, Latino,
African American and European American communities
in a variety of professional, interfaith, and community service capacities. I will use my
enthusiasm and unique leadership abilities to complement the Weed and Seed
mission to develop relationships across community and
law enforcement sectors.
What is the current level of
participation in the city's Neighborhood Watch groups and how
can that be improved?
The Neighborhood Watch
groups have been working diligently to recruit members and
maintain a presence in their
respective neighborhoods. As
Site Director, I look forward to
working with each group to
determine the specific needs
and challenges they face. Engaging trusted leaders and
elders to communicate the
importance of neighborhood
unity and commitment to
watching out for each other is
key to instilling in each resident the importance of developing a community that looks
out for our neighbors.
There are six Neighborhood
Watch block clubs in Hamtramck. These groups are
gaining momentum and welcome everyone’s participation. Please call the Weed
and Seed office at (313) 2818150 if you would like to find
out the time and location of
Hamtramck.
The Neighborhood Watch
groups have been actively engaged in many neighborhood
restoration projects that involve graffiti removal, community clean-up, and grass
cutting. Residents can contact the Weed and Seed office to sign out various
restoration supplies including
paint and other equipment.
Ideally, as more residents
support the block clubs,
restoration will include increased community pride and
spirit.
the Neighborhood
meetings.
Watch
How do you plan to engage
Hamtramck's ethnic groups?
To successfully engage the
various ethnic groups in Hamtramck, I will continue to develop relationships with the
trusted leaders and elders of
the diverse communities and
faith-based
organizations.
Again, people are open to organizing and community improvement when a trusted
member of their community
can relate to them the important messages of building
community. It is crucial that
the residents hear of the
Weed and Seed strategy in
their own language and in culturally sensitive ways.
My responsibility as Site Director is to empower each
community so that solutions
are proposed in ways that
they can relate to both culturally and spiritually.
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In what other ways will you
direct your work to young
people in the community?
We can best influence our
young people to make positive choices in life by providing them with alternatives to
negative behavior. In 2007–
2008, juvenile offenders represented 25 percent of all
arrests for violent crime in
Hamtramck.
My experience with young
people has taught me that
our
youth,
especially
those in immigrant communities, are savvy ambassadors.
Many young people are adept
at navigating in their daily
school environments where
they work to fit into American
culture and then going home
to assist their families with
translation and other cultural
issues. This experience helps
build valuable leadership
skills and Hamtramck is interested in allowing our youth to
develop those skills in a number of ways.
Currently, youth leaders are
convening to develop a youth
council that will allow young
people to strategize ways to
creatively develop opportunities for youth to be positive
role models in our City.
Mentoring is one of the
best and most cost effective
methods to prevent juvenile
delinquency.
Hamtramck
Weed and Seed and the Hamtramck Community Initiative
Steering Committee will be
sponsoring Camp DEFY (Drug
Education for Youth), a program sponsored by the U.S.
Attorney’s Office that provides
mentoring
and
overnight camp at Camp Copneconic in Fenton, Michigan
for kids ages 9-12. The camp
will be held August 16-20,
2010.
Weed and Seed is also
looking for people that can
commit to significantly impacting a young person’s life
by becoming a Camp DEFY
mentor and we have 10 schol-
arships available for interested adults. Mentor training
will be held on July 27, 2010
from 9 am to 3 pm.
You have mentioned your
desire to enhance the city's
form of retributive justice
with a form of restorative justice. Could you please explain the difference?
Today, the practical application of punishment in the U.S.
has focused on retribution
and incarceration. The retributive approach emphasizes
punishment by authorities
and the separation of offenders from community and society. Retributive justice offers
offenders minimal chance of
understanding the personal
and social impact of their
crimes. Restorative justice is
based on redefining crime as
an injury to the victim and
community rather than a
crime against authorities.
Restorative justice advocates seek to build sustainable partnerships between
the key stakeholders including schools, police, parents,
courts and civic groups.
When we educate the community that criminal actions
hurt everyone, we have an opportunity to humanize the results of violent behavior. We
need to have residents feel
they have value within the
community. Typically, restorative justice encourages a relationship
between
the
community, the victim, and
the perpetrator so as to create understanding of how
one’s actions can affect
those around us. This
process takes time and building strong neighborhood
watch groups and establishing a Restorative Justice
Elder Council are critical
pieces to achieving a restorative justice atmosphere.
Could you explain the
neighborhood
restoration
agendas you have in mind for
How do you think your work
with the Hmong community
will complement your work
with Hamtramck's various
ethnic groups?
I received my master’s degree in Social Justice from
Marygrove College and completed a thesis and documentary about the Hmong
community and their stories
of escape from Laos during
the Vietnam Era. Some people may be familiar with the
Hmong from seeing Clint
Eastwood’s movie Gran
Torino. In filming my documentary “hmongspeak” I
learned that each and every
person has a unique story to
tell. Hamtramck is home to
many people who can relate
to this story of immigration.
A remarkable transformation happened during my journey to know and understand
the tenacious Hmong community: I have come to know and
understand myself. And this
is the miracle the Hmong
helped me realize: when we
authentically see the humanness in each other, we discover ourselves because we
are all of one heart and mind.
The Hmong have experienced
enough pain and loss for
many lifetimes but they have
never identified as themselves victims and have kept
their humanness. Young persons valiantly face the challenges of living in two worlds
as traditional Hmong and contemporary Americans but they
remain strong and focused
for the sake of family.
As an adoptive mother of a
Korean-born son (Zack) and
the biological mother of a biological son (Scott) and
daughter (Erin), I have been
blessed with the appreciation
in knowing that we are really
all of the same human family.
We all want the same for our
families: we want our children
to be safe. We want to be
able to feed our families and
allow them to grow, learn, and
work in a safe and nurturing
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11413 Jos. Campau, 1 Br.,
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2 Br. lower, common basment, freshly painhted, new
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$500/month + $500 security, 248-336-0540. 7/9
Hamtramck upper, 1 Br., includes everything, no pets,
313-632-5566. 7/9
3281 Hanlet, 2 Br., stovefridge, new carpet. Also,
11400 Moran, 3 Br., stovefridge, new carpet, 313-5757411. 7/2
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7/2
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Metro news …
crowd pounding the pavement in the uptown business district.
New Center Council is hoping its new New Center Park
(which debuts this week, as
a matter of fact) draws on
this new energy, making the
area more dynamic and livable all year long.
4. Studio One Apartments:
What Midtown should be
With a bank, bar and grill,
coffee shop, art supply store
and the ubiquitous Radio
Shack, the ground floor retail at Studio One Apartments -- and its packed
rear-facing parking lot -- is a
great ad for there being a
relatively robust commercial
market in Midtown.
Studio One is mixed use,
it's attractive to students
and professionals (although,
we've had quibbles with its
586-246-2189
design and wish they'd
opted for something more
modern), and its occupancy
rate and traffic are promising to the overall health of
the area.
5. Honey Market: Really?
There're no grocery stores in
Detroit?
It's true there are no chain
grocery stores in Detroit. It's
true there are large swaths
of the city with less-than-ad-
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& Exterior
11356 McDougall
equate access to fresh food.
But to paint the entire city
with one wide brushstroke
shows well, a lack of nuance
and personal familiarity that
we've come to expect from
Metro Detroit as a region.
And that's a big part of the
reason that Model D exists,
to fine-tune that brush a bit.
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