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Nine area retailers have been nominated as finalists in HOUR Detroit Magazine’s Best of Detroit 2022 competition. From the ultimate bike shop to best toy store, Grosse Pointe has its hat in the ring to represent Detroit’s best in many categories. To vote, visit hourdetroit.com/best-of-detroit-2022-online-ballot now through Tuesday, March 15.  Apple Blossom Baby Reigning champions in the category, Apple Blossom...

Click Here For Podcast Small Business Spotlight Whistle Stop Hobby & Toy co-owners and siblings Rick Claggett and Julie Everitt can find the silver lining in the COVID-19 pandemic.  The hobby and toy shop, established in 1969 in Harrison Township by their parents, Richard and Carol Claggett, has always done great business thanks to its strong local following. But it...

Click Here For Video If you've visited a local toy store or the toy aisle at big box stores, you may have noticed some bare spots on the shelves. Bloomberg reported last month that the skyrocketing price of shipping goods around the world is impacting everything from coffee to toys. On July 1, the Drewry World Container Index reported the...

It’s game day. You’ve been through a lot this year and are eagerly anticipating a little bit of normalcy, some good food and the chance to cheer on the team you’re rooting for. How can you be sure you‘ll make it through your football fantasy smoothly without those mini-versions of yourself interrupting all the best plays? Whistle Stop, a local...

Looking for a special gift for a special someone? Specialty shops in The Village, on The Hill, along Mack Avenue and beyond are likely to yield the results you’re looking for. Here are a few of the ways to shop local this holiday season: Edmund T. AHEE Jewelers AHEE Jewelers, 20139 Mack, Grosse Pointe Woods, has extended hours and stepped-up customer...

Click Here For Video There's no denying the much-anticipated Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X are selling out like nobody's business, but what are the other hottest toys of the season? We went searching in metro Detroit. Both Toyology and Whistle Stop Hobby and Toys have websites if you want to order online, and they also offer curbside pickup and some Black Friday deals...

Whistle Stop Hobby & Toy will host Santa and his favorite elf, Lil Ricky, throughout the months of November and December to deliver another magical Christmas season. After celebrating its 50th year in business, the local shop was handpicked by Santa as one of his Michigan Toy Headquarters. As such, Whistle Stop will help collect Santa’s letters, emails and social...

Click Here For Video In an age when consumers are buying everything online, a metro Detroit shop is celebrating a huge milestone. The Whistle Stop Hobby and Toy shop started out as a hobby 50 years ago and has now grown into a toy haven for kids of all ages. "My dad was a designer for GM and he had...