Hamtramck Star

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 »

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 »

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 »

It's hard to believe it, but last month marked the beginning of our fourth year in this house, with white walls and gray trim. We've talked about paint colors hundreds of times, but all our conversations have ended without decision. For Christmas, Steve… more »

The following notes were taken during the recent crime prevention meeting given by Hamtramck police officers. [lightbox http://defcode.com/wiki/images/thumb/4/4a/Dscf0377.jpg/800px-Dscf0377.jpg][/lightbox] [lightbox http://defcode.com/wiki/images/thum… more »

[lightbox http://defcode.com/wiki/images/thumb/7/76/Dscf6157.jpg/800px-Dscf6157.jpg [new windows]][/lightbox] Getting our windows replaced finally made it to the top of our list and we liked the idea of saving some energy this winter. The existing… more »

We measured the distances of ceiling light fixtures from the outside walls and pulled up corresponding boards in the attic. Our estimations were right. The old knob and tube was right where we thought it would be. We discovered that the wall be… more »

I discovered this message while cleaning up some debris in our attic. Johniy lives in hear if you want him you just rap at the door I don't think there has been a boarder in the house since the 40's. The oddest thing about it is that I inspected the w… more »

I haven't had much time to post these past few days in the rush to finish projects before it's snowing. I've already canned eleven quarts plus six pints of tomatoes, and three kinds of jam. Before I start the applesauce, here's an update on some other… more »