News and Events in Flat Rock, Michigan
This weekend was a beautiful Spring weekend in Flat Rock with folks visiting HuRoc Park in the downtown area. There were people walking, biking, skate boarding, playing basketball, and fishing. Everyone just enjoying a spring weekend at the park. Here are some pictures from Saturday at HuRoc Park.
The new Flat Rock Meijer is now opening the Recruitment Event to walk-in applications. See the attached flyer for details. The store is located at 26100 Vreeland Road. You can also apply online at meijer.com/jobs. See the flyer below for more details.
The New Wimpy Burger at 26128 Gibraltar Rd. in Flat Rock had its Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Friday May 13, 2016. The celebration included Flat Rock’s Mayor Dropiewski , Councilman Martin, as well as many department heads along with Wimpy and the entire staff of Wimpy Burgers.
Wimpy Burgers is the location of the former M&M Burger across from the old High School. Owner Steve Marzouq is excited to see so many Flat Rock and surrounding communities coming in to enjoy the burgers, dogs, fries and shakes. He said you can also call your orders in and pick them up at their carry out window on the southeast side of the building facing the old high school. Click on the menu below to see everything that Wimpy Burgers offer.
Open every day 10 AM to 10 PM
Phone No. 734-589-4962
Go in and say Hi to Steve and his staff. Click here for menu–
SHOP LOCAL – SHOP FLAT ROCK
SUPPORTED BY THE FLAT ROCK DDA AND FLAT ROCK OUR HOME TOWN
The Flat Rock Hardware has been at the 26329E Huron River Dr, Flat Rock, MI 48134 site since 1953. The original name on the store was Herman’s Hardware. Cash Herman, the original owner had three other sites in addition to the Flat Rock Site. In 1963, CJ Williams and Tom Langton purchased the Flat Rock site and called it Flat Rock Hardware. Back then they also sold appliances along with the hardware items and home goods.
Currently Dave, Tom’s son and Greg, Tom’s grandson, operate the Do-It-Center in Flat Rock. Dave began working at the store in 1971 after he got out of the service. Dave’s son Greg started at the store in 1991 while still in high school. At this time, Greg runs most of the operations and Dave comes in a few days a week plus when Greg is on vacation.
Dave served as a member of the Flat Rock Downtown Development Authority for over 25 years and Chairman for over half of his term. He was also was excited over the Flat Rock Our Hometown – “Christmas Passbook” Program last year that ran in November and December of 2015. Dave commented on how it brought folks in from Monroe to Wyandotte. He said he would like to see the program again in 2016.
Dave is still surprised that people come in and say, “I never knew this hardware store was here”.
The Do-It-Center has all sorts of household and yard goods. So if you need anything from a bolt to do a repair job around the house, some seed to patch the brown spot on your lawn to a can of paint to spruce the place up, you can find all of that and more at the Local Flat Rock DO It Center.
Phone: (734) 782-2737
Open Monday through Saturday 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Website: flatrock.doitbest.com
A lot has positive changed happened in 2015. In the mayors 2015 state of the city address in February 2015 to the city council and citizens of Flat Rock he confirmed that Meijer would start their construction at Vreeland and Telegraph. He also announced that Calder’s Dairy store and processing will be in the old Heir Lumber on Telegraph. The mayor also did a ribbon cutting on two new restaurants, Leo’s Coney Island in February and Fiesta Grande in May, both on North Telegraph road.
Still to come on telegraph are O’Reilly’s Auto , Bigby Coffee and Captain Nemo’s.
Also opening in 2016 will be the aforementioned Meijer. They expect to open in before summer.
The DDA is also involved with some physical improvements to the Telegraph Road corridor. At the southern end of Telegraph the New Streetscape has gone in from the bridge to Atwater. Over the next few years they will be moving north to the railroad viaduct along with Gibraltar and W. Huron River. Also on Telegraph the DDA has funded for improved lighting on Telegraph Road starting on the north side of the viaduct. They are currently in Phase 1 and 2 in which DTE will install new LED lighting from the viaduct to Vreeland Road. The project is currently working and is expected to be completed by March 2016. In 2016 the DDA is slated to fund the section from Vreeland to Matilda and possibly to the northern city limits.
In 2015 some of the other activities that took place were the removal of the old Post Office on Arsenal Road behind Frost and Remer. Kaledico moved into a new/larger building, the former Sergeant Chiropractor office on W. Huron River, to help support its business along with supporting students interested in creative workspace designed for startups, nonprofits, and freelance creative to find inspiration and work in and around the Kaleidico.
The Flat Rock Our Home Town in cooperation with the Flat Rock DDA and TIFFA ran two projects including the DIA inside|out program where the DIA brought in 3 paintings for display in the Downtown area and the Christmas Passports where shoppers could win cash (Flat Rock Busks) for just shopping in Flat Rock.
To keep informed on activates in the Downtown area visit us at this website.