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Quick Hits Some time in the next other $50,000. None of the nine candi - Weather-wise, lately, few months, you’re going Detroit rocker Jack dates who filed last week you’d hardly know it’s May. to once again hear “play White was the first to step dropped out of the race by But it is, and in fact, it’s ball” at Hamtramck’s his - up to the plate, with his Friday’s deadline. the first weekend of the toric baseball stadium. donation of $10,000. Three incumbents, Anam month. You know what that Miah, Abu Musa and Saad means, right? Thanks to a successful The stadium is one of online fundraising cam - only a handful left that Almasmari, are defending Yes, it’s time for the St. their seats. Florian Strawberry Festival. paign, the Friends of His - hosted Negro League Their challengers are: The fun starts Saturday toric Hamtramck Stadium teams. Hamtramck Sta - evening and runs through now has $100,000 to dium was built in the Robert Zwolak, Nayeem Sunday. spend on upgrades for 1930s. Choudhury, Carrie Beth To kick off the festival, the field and on other fea - The Friends of Historic A new field will be installed at the historic Ham - Lasley, Mohammed Has - san, Mohammed Alsomiri the Hamtramck firefighters tures. Hamtramck Stadium re - tramck Stadium this season, along with a number of and Justin Jessop. will host their annual The 30-day fundraising cently rolled out its plans other renovations. The cost of the project is They will all face off in the march to St. Florian campaign’s goal was to at a press conference $100,000, half of which came from online donations Church, where a special Aug. 3 Primary Election. raise at least $50,000, held at the Hamtramck and the other half from the State of Michigan. Mass will be held. The top six finishers in that after which that point the Historical Museum. Firefighters will first as - field and replacing it to ac - and cricket. The cost of election will move on to the semble at the fire station, Michigan Economic Devel - Those plans include: commodate not only maintenance for the November Election. and the march begins at opment Corporation com - Ripping out the current baseball, but also soccer Continued on page 2 Some of the names 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. should be familiar to voters. They will march down Zwolak is a former city Brombach to the church. during the last days of seem lighter as well. clerk for Hamtramck, and St. Florian, by the way, is April. I could see new life As I glided through has also served before on the Patron Saint of firefight - budding on trees and in these streets I thought ers. city council. Hassan is also patches in front of about the benefits of Another highlight this a former councilmember. weekend at the festival will houses on Trowbridge walking versus driving in a Both Choudhury and Al - be a performance by the near Brombach. city like ours, which somiri have run before for town favorites, The Polish Springtime strolls might stretches end to end council. Alsomiri is renovat - Muslims, also on Saturday, be the best strolls, or at slightly more than 2 miles ing the former Shopper’s starting at 6:30 to 9:30 We are all influencers least the most invigorat - squared. World building on Jos. Cam - p.m. By Walter Wasacz noon, I headed out from ing after the grind of a It’s a perfect size for pau and Yemans. As usual, there will be Finding adventures my house on Edwin at long winter. The body local destination travel Lasley kicked off the cam - plenty of Polish food and close to home in Ham - Gallagher and onto resi - seems lighter (of course it (shopping, dining, meet - paign season with a protest drink available, and, of tramck is easy. You just dential streets west of is with less clothes), but ings in cafes and bars, outside of city hall last course, strawberry pie. step outside, pick a direc - Jos. Campau. with more people moving sporting events) or for Tuesday before the council Come on out and cele - meeting. brate spring! tion and start walking. The city had begun to around outdoors the wanderings like mine -- Early Saturday after - turn green, if tentatively, heart and soul of the city Continued on page 5 Continued on page 4 n hicke C es Celebrating Waffl & 9 Our 20th $69 Anniversary! , rger, Gyro Bu er Pop WE CATER! & Be ries & Fries F 9 Gift Certificates 9 9 St 9 $ op in for $ Sm a Open Mon-Sat 6am-11:30pm 6 7 oothie! Closed Sunday www.mainestreetrestaurant.com 2 Hamtramck Review Phone (313) 874-2100 Friday, May 3, 2019 At Hamtramck Stadium, it will School Board narrows be a brand new season ahead superintendent field of Continued from front page 2019 season is also fac - will be installed in the pau and Dan along with tored in. new plaza telling the story large banners depicting candidates There are other stages of the stadium, of the De - the Detroit Stars and the By Charles Sercombe of development planned, troit Stars and Detroit 1959 Little League cham - The search for a new but those costs run as Wolves, of the Negro pionship team for the superintendent for Ham - high as $18 million. Leagues in Detroit, of grandstand facade. tramck’s public schools But this first step will Hamtramck’s world cham - There will also be a sign is down to two candi - allow the preparation for pionship youth baseball installed saying: “Wel - dates. the landscaping and teams, and of the sta - come to Historic Ham - Dr. Youssef Mosallam preparing for a plaza at dium’s connections to the tramck Stadium,” signage and Jaleelah Ahmed the main entrance to the African-American and Pol - for self-guided tours, plus made the final cut, after rear of the grandstand, ish-American communi - directional street signs at the board interviewed a facing Dan St. ties. major intersections on total of six candidates Outdoor educational Streetlight banners will Hamtramck’s southend. last week. and interpretative exhibits be placed on Jos. Cam - Mosallam is the Execu - tive Director of Commu - nity Partnerships, College KELLY’S & Career Readiness Achievement for the Jaleelah Ahmed Dr. Youssef Mosallam BAR Dearborn Public Schools. Ahmed is the Director views with the six candi - is made, the board will LIQUOR for English Language De - dates. visit the Dearborn School velopment with the Ham - The vote on finalizing District. Monday-Wednesday tramck Public Schools. the two candidates was The school board is ex - Open 3pm The vote to whittle held last Friday evening pected to make its deci - down the candidates to —Lunch— after the final round of sion on who to hire two finalists was initially Thursday Open 11am candidates were inter - during the week of May Fish Friday Open 11am splintered, but once viewed. 13. The board could also Saturday Open Noon there was an agreement, The final interviews opt to not hire either of with a bare majority of 2403 Holbrook were then held this week. the candidates and con - OPEN NOON the vote, the board was Mosallam was inter - tinue its search. Hamtramck unanimous in moving for - viewed Tuesday, and Current Superintendent 313-872-0387 • Strawberry Margaritas ward with the final two Ahmed was interviewed Tom Niczay is retiring • Fish Tacos candidates for further Thursday, after The Re - after 40 years in educa - Home of the Original consideration. view went to press. tion, the last 10 of which Taco & Reuben Pierogies • Sonoran Hot Dogs Boardmember Showkat Both interviews were as superintendent. Chowdhury was absent open to the public. during all of the inter - Before a final decision BARBER Get Yourself SHOP Medical NOTICED! MEN’S HAIRCUTS Clinic Place an ad today. B3es1t q3ual-it8y f7or 5the- 8bes9t p7ric2 es. 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