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Remember “Hot Sam” Pretzels? Where Are They? I always felt pretzels were an acquired taste. I never cared one way or another about 'em. They were too dry, no zing, no zap, not much flavor, and if you ate too many of them, the roof of your mouth could get shredded. But Hot Sam changed that for me. A Hot Sam pretzel was soft, warm, flavorful, and especially good with mustard, butter and/or cream cheese. Some people even put ketchup, cheese sauce, and fudge sauce on 'em. The only place you could find a Hot Sam was in most Michigan malls. I pinpoint Michigan because they were founded right he...

Oddly, unexpectedly, it was sad to stroll through the empty shopping cemetery. The place was the internet before the internet, our source of entertainment. It was where babies spit up on Santa, girls had their ears pierced for the first time, boys with wispy Orange Julius mustaches ogled the Farah Fawcett poster at Spencer Gifts, and parents ignored the organ demonstration at Fletcher’s Music on their way to Sears. The mall in its glory was where Friday night football heroes were even bigger on Saturdays, Pat Benatar look-alikes morphed into Madonna-wannabes and hair styles went from feathe...

How Fifth Third Bank Seeks to Bridge The Wealth Gap The Fifth Third Bank in Rochester Hills, Michigan (iStock.com/RiverNorthPhotography) When it comes to driving African American engagement in wealth building, Gail Perry-Mason has been a tireless advocate for the movement. For 24 years, Perry-Mason, who rose in the securities industry from a receptionist to First Vice President of Investments for a national financial firm, has taught African American youth business and financial principles through her Detroit-based Money Matters for Youth (MMY), which includes an annual camp and year-round a...

Grit and grace: Hot Sam's Detroit celebrates 100 years Hot Sam's Detroit Cliff Green (left), Lauren Stovall and Tony Stovall are celebrating the 100th anniversary of men's clothing shop Hot Sam's Detroit, founded in 1921. Lauren Stovall didn't always see her place in the family business. Her father, Tony Stovall, is co-owner of Hot Sam's, a men's fashion fixture in downtown Detroit since 1921.   "I had many opportunities growing up to work in the store," said Lauren, who is 38. "(But) I didn't see my place in the store. I wasn't really that interested in men's fashion." But she loves histor...

Century Plaza remembered: Vintage photos of demolished Birmingham mall Updated Jan 06, 2021; For generations of Alabamians, it is forever Christmas inside the walls of Birmingham’s Century Plaza. From memories of last-minute shopping, to whispers in Santa’s ear, to Jingles the Talking Bear, mentioning the now-gone shopping mall on Birmingham’s eastside inevitably brings up visions of Yuletide cheer for longtime residents and those who came to the Magic City to find the right gifts. And so, it’s probably appropriate - if a bit melancholy - that the end of the 2020 holiday season also ...