Hamtramck Star

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 20, 2009 PRESS CONTACT: Steven Cherry , (313) 377-7130 scherry@defcode.com Youth-driven community arts radio program founded in Hamtramck and Detroit Hamtramck’s AM 1610 The Station has been awarded a Kresge Commun… more »

[lightbox http://defcode.com/wiki/images/thumb/1/15/Gallon.jpg/800px-Gallon.jpg][/lightbox] Hamtramck never ceases to amaze me with it's diversity and abundance of interesting, inexpensive, high-quality food. Right in our neighborhood, for sale are big… more »

I'm pleased to announce the launch of AM 1610 The Station. It's a low-power, non-commercial, AM station which doesn't require licensing under "part 15" of the FCC regulations. The map to the right shows our broadcast range in blue. The red circle s… more »

I picked up this flier at the city council meeting. Grant money for lead abatement is available through Wayne County and the Coalition for a Lead Safe Highland Park and Hamtramck. Virginia Skrzyniarz of the Piast Institute explained during a presentation… more »

I went to this event on Thursday primarily to support our Detroit neighbors, Mitch and Gina, and I did not take any notes or photos. The first presentations were by visitors from the Dutch Art Institute who stayed in Detroit just North of us through… more »

It bears mentioning that Mitch and Gina of Design 99 have been getting a lot of media attention lately for their Powerhouse project. An article in the New York Times about the Brumit's $100 house, lead to an article in The Detroit News, and an interview… more »

There seems to be interest in making DIY Hamtramck food videos. I'm thinking now that I hate cooking on Mondays, and that it might be fun to have a monthly dinner club. Ideally, we would go to a different restaurant in Hamtramck every month, filming/phot… more »

We're doing a little work on the servers today so the site might become unavailable. We'll restore the site as soon as possible. UPDATE: The transfer and upgrade are going pretty well. Scanner recordings will be back soon. Please let us know if you… more »

UPDATE: There seems to be a problem with our internet connection today. 7/23/08: I've received a few phone calls and e-mails that people are unable to get to our website. It appears that an unusually high amount of traffic is more than our current se… more »

Two recycling events are coming up that Hamtramckans can participate in. Residents will be able to drop off glass, paper, cardboard, aluminum, and #1 and #2 plastics on June 28th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the city parking lot on Caniff at McDougall. T… more »

If you've been wondering what was so important that I haven't worked on transcription of the city council meeting, here it is. I finally harvested my worm bin. [lightbox http://defcode.com/wiki/images/thumb/6/60/DSCF0454.jpg/800px-DSCF0454.jpg][/light… more »

If you've got a few minutes, please take this Real Estate Survey HCI put together. They'll take the results and make a nice brochure for local real estate agents. --- HCI http://defcode.com/survey/index.php?sid=91294&lang=en more »