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Leo’s Coney Island is FROH October 2020 Featured Business

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Flat Rock Our Hometowns featured business for October is Leo’s Coney Island.
These restaurant owners have a long history of family tradition. Sam and Moe opened their first Leo’s Coney Island in 2011 in Belleville. Moe had been in the restaurant business for 30 years and decided it was good time for he and his brother to start their own.
With great success at their first effort, they opened their second location in Flat Rock in 2015. Quickly after, Sam’s son, Ali, came in to help run the business. Not long after, the youngest son, Hassan, started dish washing at the restaurant. At this point, the restaurant was largely staffed by family. Working long hours and managing two locations, all of their hard work was paying off. The business was growing and customers were continually coming in. This is what Flat Rock is all about: grit, family, and community. That being said, it is not all a family affair. Their manager, Chiara, has been with them since day one. Keith, the restaurant manager, has been in the Leo Coney Island family for a long time. Most of their staff has been with Sam and Moe for years.
Now in 2020, Hassan is running the Flat Rock Leo’s location. His hard work led him to grow and run the business. Hassan said he really loves the community here in Flat Rock. He loves seeing the same happy faces. Hassan admitted he has customers who give him constructive criticism, but he likes the feedback. He wants the restaurant to always be better and the customers to be happy.
If you haven’t been to Leo’s, please do pay them a visit. They’d love to have you try all that they have to offer.
They even have a wonderful Mediterranean menu, complete with homemade hummus, fattoush, and shawarma sandwiches.
If you mention you read this article, Leo’s will you give 10% off your order of $30 or more!
Leo’s Coney Island Flat Rock hours of operation are:
Monday-Sunday: 7:00 am-9:00pm
26988 Telegraph Road
Flat Rock, MI 48134
(734) 789-7757
Click Here for Leo’s Facebook Page

Feature story written by Shayla Viterllo-Hopper, Flat Rock Our Hometown

The Flat Rock Community Center has re-Opened with New Procedures

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KNOW BEFORE YOU GO!

The Flat Rock Community Center, recreation area, is NOW OPEN with updated rules and procedures for your safety.

  • You Must – Mask up
  • You will take a quick – Health screening
  • Your account will be Updated upon entry

They ask you to be patient as they to go through these extra steps to keep everyone safe.

The current hours are  M, W, F 6 am-11:30 am & 3:30 pm-8 pm.
NOTE: the pool will close a half hour before the building (11 am & 7:30 pm).

The recreation department will have extra staff ready to help where needed. They are looking forward to seeing everyone again!

They also have a new and improved website that will keep you up to date and changing programing.  Click here for their site.

2020 Cruzin’ Flat Rock Car and Truck Show This Saturday

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The Flat Rock DDA along with Flat Rock Our Hometown and the Community Foundation is presenting the 2020 Cruzin’ Flat Car and Truck Show.

The PSCU Cruzin’ Flat Rock Car and Truck Show “COVID 2020 Edition” is ON for this Saturday, September 12, 2020.

Registration fee is FREE on site.

The show runs from 10AM ends at 2PM with a special addition this year of a cruise down Gibraltar Road.to show off your Classic Cars to the folks in Flat Rock.  The small one loop cruise starts at 2 PM at HuRoc Park.  You must register your car at the show to ride in the cruise. Click here to see route.

Registration for the show and cruise starts at 9AM

This year’s entry point will once again be at Arsenal and West Huron River Roads near HuRoc Park.

Visitors to the show can park on Atwater, East Huron River and Gibraltar Roads.

The show will feature only one trophy, this year, the “Chairman’s Choice Award”.

There will be music with a DJ, Stay Cold Entertainment, starting at 10 AM and a live performance by local singer Courtney Lynn at 11 AM.  There will also be Door prizes, including a gift card from Flat Rock Auto donated by Key Bank along with 10 FREE car washes from Cobra Car Wash in Flat Rock, tools from the Flat Rock Do-It-Center and wash bucket kits from the local auto parts places.  You can get into the drawing by registering on site when you come in.

The “COVID Edition” Entry includes a free T-Shirt to former trophy winners when displaying your trophies.

There will also be carnival style food trucks for those who want purchase a snack to eat. Or you can walk to some of our great local restaurants like Atwater Street Taco.  Atwater Taco is offering a discount  by just showing your completed and signed registration form.

Cruzin’ Flat Rock T-Shirts will be available for only $5 for most sizes.

 

We will be following the Social Distancing Rules.

The registration forms are available here or at area your small business shops.

We want to thank Public Service Credit Union for being our Title Sponsor.

Click Here for the Printable Registration Form

 

Flat Rock Drive-In August 21st and 22nd at the Plaza

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The Flat Rock DDA and Flat Rock Our Hometown present 6 movies over two days at the Flat Rock Plaza (formally the K-Mart Plaza) Telegraph Road.  The full feature movies include Madagascar, Back to the Future and Transformers on Friday and How to Train your Dragon, The LEGO Movie and Jurassic World on Saturday.  The screens are full size digital screens so the movies can be seen even in the daylight (like the one used for the FR Graduation ceremony).  There will also be food trucks available for your eating pleasure.

Since this is a SOCIALLY DISTANCED Drive -In, TICKETS MUST be purchased IN ADVANCE ONLINE Follow the link below. Ticket sales are limited for each movie

Below are the movie times and information on how to purchase tickets.   This is an outdoor family friendly event.   ENJOY.
Click Here for Friday Drive-In Tickets.

2:30 pm Madagascar
5:30 pm Back to the Future
8:30 pm Transformers

Click Here for Saturday Drive-In Tickets

2:30 pm How to Train your Dragon
5:30 pm The LEGO Movie
8:30 pm Jurassic World

SEE YOU AT THE FLAT ROCK DRIVE-IN

Grand Opening Pictures from Two New Businesses in Downtown Flat Rock

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Bare Aesthetics Ribbon Cutting. Flat Rock, Mi.

 

 

Flat Rock Opened Two New Businesses in July.  Bare Aesthetics has been a dream coming true for Chelsea Haupricht.

 

 

 

 

 

 

To learn more about her story Click Here. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For The Love Bakeshop and Café Flat Rock, Mi.

The second business is For the Love Bakeshop & Café.  It is a vibrant new bakery café is at the corner of Telegraph Rd and East Huron River Dr, next door to Bare Aesthetics. They are the latest on a growing list of eateries and small businesses revitalizing the downtown Flat Rock community.

 

 

 

 

 

For more information about For The Love Click Here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WELCOME TO FLAT ROCK

The first Euro-American settlers in Flat Rock were Michael Vreeland and his five grown sons between 1811 and 1820. Michael had been captured by British Rangers during the Revolutionary War and released after American independence.

The family purchased 800 acres (3.2 km2). The town was called the Village of Vreeland until 1838 when the Vreeland family sold off the majority of the land and relinquished control of the area. The Vreeland families built the first grain and lumber mill, having brought the grinding stones from New York.

Descendants of Michael Vreeland still live in the town and attend Flat Rock public schools, being the seventh generation to reside in the town their family founded.

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