by Mitch Albom | Dec 3, 2017 | Detroit Free Press, Comment
There was a house. In Detroit. And a family. In Detroit. For decades, from the 1940’s on, they were happy together, a small, tidy home filled with loving memories. The kids grew up and moved away, and when the mother passed and the house was empty, the two adult...
by mitchalbom_webmaster | Nov 27, 2017 | News
Hospice of Michigan and Arbor Hospice are hosting a simultaneous statewide premiere of Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle at Grand Rapids’ Celebration! Cinema North and Ann Arbor’s Michigan Theater on Thursday, Dec. 19. The jungle-themed fundraisers will support Jo...
by Mitch Albom | Nov 19, 2017 | Detroit Free Press, Comment, Sports
Last month, Stan Van Gundy got an email from a fan who said he wasn’t coming to any more Detroit Pistons games. Van Gundy wrote him back. They exchanged views on politics in sports, the reason for the fan’s disillusion. Van Gundy offered his take. The fan responded....
by Mitch Albom | Oct 29, 2017 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
I’m confused. I either live in the worst city in America, or the second-best place on Earth to visit. The “worst” classification comes from Wallethub, a finance website. The “second best” comes fromLonely Planet, the largest travel guide publisher in the world. Both...
by mitchalbom_webmaster | Sep 15, 2017 | News
Sports fans gathered at the Max M. Fisher Music Center on Friday night to welcome the Class of 2017 to the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame, which included Mitch Albom, former Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland, Oakland University football coach Greg Kampe, University of...
by mitchalbom_webmaster | Jul 25, 2017 | News
In town for the world premiere of the new movie, DETROIT, actors and stars Peyton ‘Alex’ Smith, Nathan Davis Jr., Joseph David Jones, Ben O’Toole, Tyler James Williams, and Ephraim Sykes stopped by the Detroit Water Ice Factory and The Mitch Albom Show on...
by mitchalbom_webmaster | Jun 1, 2017 | News
The new class of inductees to the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame was announced Tuesday and includes Mitch Albom. Joining Mitch in the September 2017 ceremony are former Michigan offensive lineman Jon Jansen, longtime Oakland basketball coach Greg Kampe, former Detroit...
by mitchalbom_webmaster | Feb 20, 2017 | News
Finalists were announced today in the Michigan Associated Press Media Editors 2016 newspaper contest. Two of Mitch Albom’s columns in the Detroit Free Press in 2016 were selected as finalists. Read them here: For Best Sports Story Pavel Datsyuk says he will...
by mitchalbom_webmaster | Oct 21, 2016 | News
Drew Sharp, a Detroit Free Press columnist since 1999, died unexpectedly Friday morning at his home in Bloomfield Hills. He was 56. Drew was my colleague for more years that I can remember. We sat side by side in everything from a college basketball game to a World...
by Mitch Albom | Sep 29, 2016 | News
Not Super next week. Not Super Sunday. Super All Year. We’ve been invited to participate in the #GiveDetroitChallenge, a friendly fundraising competition that begins Thursday, September 29th. Will you join us? S.A.Y. Detroit and Say Something Amazing with just...
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