OK, I’ll admit it: I’m a shopper! But a shopper with discerning taste! And I want to share with you some of the stores, websites, and blogs I support. Click on the name to visit those sites. BTW: these links will take you off this website. Please use your browser’s back button to return to this page.
- Al Dente Pasta
Friends Monique & Denny Deschaine run a joyful, successful business. They own Al Dente Pasta: healthy “fresh” dried pasta made in their factory a few miles from Ann Arbor. Monique also has a tasty and fun blog you should check out! - Art Chick Shtick
I was turned onto this blog and I have to let the world know about this amazing painter! Though I don’t carry her work in my store, I’m a fan! Check her out! - Baggallini
Impeccably designed by two former flight attendants who saw a need for fashionable and functional tote bags, handbags and travel accessories, Baggallini has become well-known by shoppers and travelers alike. My shoppers are big fans! - Cake Nouveau
Chef Courtney Clark’s dream come true cupcake store and state-of-the-art kitchen for baking her outrageous specialty cakes. Our neighborhood always smells yummy! - Cynthia Ashby
I am a believer in Cynthia Ashby’s fabulous clothing line. Though I don’t carry her line in my store, I’m often seen wearing unique linen garment dyed pieces from her collection! - Dogma Catmantoo
Alice Liberson’s store on 4th Ave. is an adorable boutique for dogs and cats — and their owners! Healthy food, cool accessories, fun clothing — my dog Lucy visits every day! - Found
Found is a cool vintage goods store in the Kerrytown shops in Ann Arbor. Owner Mary Cambrussi has a great eye for vintage treasures and handmade collage art. Walking into her store is like entering a playroom — check out her website and have fun! - Milieu
Formerly a mainstay in Royal Oak, now a destination boutique in Ferndale, this is the hippest store with the most fabulous must-have clothing, shoes and accessories…and antiques. - Motte and Bailey, Booksellers
A used and rare book store around the corner on 4th Ave, featuring pre-1900 American and European history, Books About Books, and scholarly titles. A nice spot for the book groups who meet most evenings. - Myra Klarman Photography
Cuter photographs of children will not be found anywhere, guaranteed! Myra is just as creative with adult subjects! Her work is the bee’s knees here in Ann Arbor! - People’s Food Coop
Ann Arbor’s cooperative natural foods store … serving the community since 1971. Cafe Verde is the coop’s adjoining coffee shop and restaurant…and they’re in my neighborhood, around the corner! - Red Shoes
Catherine Thursby and I have a mutual admiration for each other — we equally adore each other’s stores! Red Shoes (it’s not a shoe store) is the cutest, sweetest house-turned-store downtown on Ashley St. Cathy’s blog is way fun too! - Suwanne Springs
This is a lovely women’s boutique on Main St in downtown Ann Arbor, filled with gorgeous clothing, shoes, jewelry, and scrumptious leather goods. Wally knows how to make women look good! - TeaHaus
Around the corner from my store is a beautiful shop selling hundreds of varieties of loose European teas and accessories. A wonderful addition to our little shopping district!