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Polar Express Still Delights Youngsters Santa Claus made a special stop in St. Clair Shores on Saturday parking his sleigh and taking time to read to a group of children at Whistle Stop Hobby & Toy, Inc. Santa sat in a special chair at the front of the store and read Chris Van Allsburg’s Polar Express to a group of...

Top 10 List of Toys for Future Artists, Engineers, Philanthropists & More Ivory Szatkowski placed the stethoscope on her doll’s heart and listened. Then she smiled and took her doll’s temperature.  That was good, too.  So, the inquisitive 4-year-old reached into her medical kit to see what else she could use while pretending to be a doctor like her mom...

Being in the toy business isn’t always all fun and games. It takes serious know-how and lots of work to make an independent toy and hobby shop not only survive, but thrive for 50 years. Whistle Stop Hobby & Toy in St. Clair Shores has weathered economic crises that resulted after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the 2008 recession and...

Shopping in the future Exactly how everything will unfold is still a little foggy for retailers, who are trying to reopen amidst the coronavirus pandemic. In order to shop, some may require customers to make an appointment such as buying a new car. There could also be times when customers will need to wait, as they have been doing during...