To celebrate the holiday season, we've asked several of our local podcast contributors for gift recommendations. Here's how you can support Detroit businesses and artisans as you shop for your friends and family.
Bailey Sisoy Isgro of the Detroit History Club recommends:
- The children's book Rosie, a Detroit Herstory by Bailey Sisoy Isgro and illustrated by Nicole Lapointe
- A Carhartt blanket
- Chocolates from Bon Bon Bon
- Beer from Batch Brewing Company
- Tickets to a Shady Ladies Literary Society event
Steve Johnson of Motor City Brew Tours recommends:
- The book Detroit Beer: A History of Brewing in the Motor City
- The Expansion Pack from Batch Brewing Company
- Gift certificates to the Motor City Brew Tours
Aaron Foley, Chief Storyteller for the city of Detroit, recommends:
- Coasters from Woodward Throwbacks (available at Pure Detroit)
- Firebrand candles
- Pocket books from Arts & Scraps
- The second edition of How to Live in Detroit Without Being a Jackass
Ann Delisi, host of Essential Music on 101.9 WDET, recommends:
Gary Graff, music writer for the Oakland Press, recommends:
- Gifts from Leon & Lulu in Clawson
- While you're there, spend the afternoon wandering around Clawson
Movie man Greg Russell recommends:
- Detroit Life gear
- Take somebody to the Apparatus Room at the Foundation Hotel (try the burger!)
- Tickets to the Motown Museum
Becky recommends:
- Gifts from The Thumbprint Gallery in Eastern Market
- Gear from Ink Detroit
- Gifts from the Detroit Urban Craft Fair at the Masonic Temple (November 30th thru December 2nd)
Seth recommends:
- The album Sweet Nothings by stand-up comedian Brad Wenzel (get it on vinyl from Third Man Records)
- Tickets to a comedy show at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle in Royal Oak, the Punchline Comedy Lounge in Southfield, or One Night Stan's in Waterford; or take somebody to a free 313 Comedy show at the Detroit Shipping Company
- The book The Marsh King's Daughter by Karen Dionne, which is set in the Upper Peninsula
- Gift certificates to Feet on the Street Tours (Use the discount code “SAVE20”.)
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