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GM retiree cobbles together ‘Hamtramck Disneyland
Dec 11th
Number of View: 433
Hamtramck— When the wind blows in the alley between Klinger and Sobieski streets, Dmytro Szylak’s backyard comes to life.
Wooden windmills churn, painted ceiling fans rotate and delicately constructed carousels with plastic horses spin. Separately, the items are meaningless, something many people, given enough time, could construct.
But when the dissimilar items are put together to tower more than 20 feet above Szylak’s backyard — further spanning across the backyard of an adjacent house and supported by two garages — it’s art………………………………………………………………………………… More >
$220M jail deal comes under fire
Nov 25th
Number of View: 1176
Mike Wilkinson/ The Detroit News
As federal agents investigate connections between vendors and Wayne County officials, some contractors and commissioners are questioning how a politically connected firm ended up with one of the biggest public works projects in years.
Contractors contacted by The Detroit News said they believe the Walbridge construction company was favored from the beginning for a $220 million contract to build a jail.
The county awarded “bonus” points going to companies headquartered in Wayne County, a provision bidders don’t remember the county using……………………………………. More >
A General Motors’ retiree becomes a folk artist with his whimsical world above a Hamtramck garage
Nov 25th
Number of View: 536
7 Action News Investigators hit the streets to find out if one local town has unfair speed trap
Nov 23rd
Number of View: 732
Supplier has plans to lease American Axle plant space
Nov 21st
Number of View: 859
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc.‘s Detroit manufacturing complex may get new life under a plan for Detroit Manufacturing Systems LLC to lease a portion of the site.
Detroit Manufacturing Systems, founded by Andra Rush, CEO of Wayne-based Rush Trucking Inc., is expected to take over 300,000 square feet of the 2.4 million-square-foot plant, creating 450 jobs, according to Detroit City Council documents…………………………………………….. More >
White House shooting suspect Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez says he’s Jesus-Unlisted Video
Nov 19th
Number of View: 523
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=H6TtmvmnjT8
Ortega-Hernandez was arraigned Thursday in Pittsburgh. He allegedly fired nine shots at the White House last Friday with an assault rifle.
One bullet hit a window in the 2nd floor living quarters. The president wasn’t there and no one was hurt.
Ortega’s car was found abandoned nearby shortly after the shooting; an assault rifle with a scope and nine spent shell casings were found inside………………………………………………………. More >
2nd test affirms faster-than-light particles
Nov 19th
Number of View: 495
(Washington Post) This story was written by Brian Vastag
A second experiment at the European facility that reported subatomic particles zooming faster than the speed of light — stunning the world of physics — has reached the same result, scientists said late Thursday.
The “positive outcome of the [second] test makes us more confident in the result,” said Fernando Ferroni, president of the Italian Institute for Nuclear Physics, in a statement released late Thursday. Ferroni is one of 160 physicists involved in the international collaboration known as OPERA (Oscillation Project with Emulsion Tracking Apparatus) that performed the experiment……………………………. More >
Fertility math? Most women flunk, survey finds
Nov 15th
Number of View: 590
From the outside, Holly Finn certainly looks fertile.
With shoulder-length dark hair, smooth skin and a slim but curvaceous figure, the San Francisco-area writer could be any young mom with a baby on her hip.
But at 43, Finn says, her ovaries know better — and she would have, too, if not for what she believes is society’s widespread ignorance about infertility…………………………….. More >
7 Action News’ viewers complain about speed traps and heavy-handed tactics in Hamtramck (Video Inside)
Nov 14th
Number of View: 613
HAMTRAMCK, Mich. (WXYZ) – The 7 Action News Investigators have heard a lot of complaints from viewers lately about speed traps in one metro Detroit town. Drivers say some speed limits in Hamtramck are ridiculously low and they say the police are writing a lot of tickets just to raise money.
The Investigators went out with an undercover camera to investigate……………………………………………………………………………………….. More >
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