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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

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expo Nails Is Flat Rock Our Hometown Featured Business For July 2020

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Expo Nails Featured Business
Tim and Polly opened Expo Nails in 2006. Tim has been in the nail business for 23 years, and Polly for 16 years. Growing up in Vietnam, the pair moved to Oklahoma. From there, Tim and Polly moved to Ohio and worked with their family in the family nail salon. Shortly after they opened Expo Nails here in Flat Rock. Tim and Polly opened with two nail tables, two pedicure chairs and a radio! With a strong work ethic and determination, Time and Polly have expanded their salon to ten nail tables, ten pedicure chairs and three TV’s! The two of them also expanded their family and now have two boys. Their niece, Trish joined their Expo family five years ago. Shortly after she began her new position, Trish’s husband, Christopher joined the team. The four of them work seven days a week and love every minute of what they do. They all speak with admiration and are genuinely humble when it comes to all their accomplishments. Trish spoke how It’s so important to help support her aunt. Christopher fondly explained how they started with such humble beginnings with one radio and now have such a lovely salon and three TVs. Tim and Polly spoke of how nice the Flat Rock community is. Trish and Christopher said the small town, as well as the loyalty of the customers is what they love. The feel of the nail salon is one of family. They love what they do, and they love their customers. The Expo Nail team all pride themselves on their work and how they want the customers to feel right at home, not a number or just another services. Their service is done with the upmost quality and care.
Please visit Expo Nails, Tim, Polly, Trisha and Christopher are very enjoyable people to be around. Their salon is beautiful, and the service is exceptional. They have an array of services, including eyelash extensions and eyebrow waxing.  You can see all their services Click Here.
Expo Nails is located the Tel View Plaza
26606 Telegraph Rd, Flat Rock, MI 48134Operating Hours:
Monday-Friday 9:30-7:30,
Saturday 9:30-7:00
Sunday 11:30-5:00

Feature story written by Shayla Viterllo-Hopper

Flat Rock Our Hometown

Support Local Flat Rock Drawing 2020

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Support Local

Shop Local Flat Rock Drawing 2020

You can win a gift card in the Support Local Flat Rock Program, created by the Flat Rock Downtown Development Authority (DDA) and supported by Flat Rock Our Hometown. This is an incentive program is for customers of Flat Rock businesses.   You can win one of 10 $25 gift cards every week during the months of June and July.

HOW THE PROGRAM WORKS

When you make a purchase at one of the Downtown Flat Rock stores of $10 or more, you will be eligible to enter the drawing by printing your name and phone number on the back of your receipt. Your receipt will become the drawing ticket.  You can then place your receipt into the drawing pail near the register or give them to the cashier who will enter your receipt into the drawing.

If a Flat Rock business is not listed or isn’t participating, you can still enter the drawing by dropping your receipt with your name and phone number at the Biggby Coffee on Telegraph Road in Flat Rock.

You have to purchase your item the week of the drawing and all receipts will be destroyed after the drawing.  The drawing is open to anyone 18 and older. You can only win one prize per month.

Eleven winners will be announced every Friday (the 11th prize will be a car wash from Cobra One in Flat Rock) and posted on the Flat Rock DDA and Flat Rock Our Hometown Facebook pages.

Winners can pick up their gift cards at Flat Rock City Hall during normal business hours.  A MASK IS REQUIRED TO ENTER CITY HALL

Winners must pick up their prize within a week of the drawing.  Those not picked up will be re-entered into the contest.

 

(Any business within the City Limits of Flat Rock and registered with the city of Flat Rock can collect receipts from customers to submit into the contest. If you are interested please contact Diane at Biggby Coffee.)

Participating Flat Rock Businesses

 

You can find the list of Current Shop Local – Shop Flat Rock Promotion Winners and other stats on the DDA facebook page.

Notice; Due to COVID-19 and state regulations, some businesses may be closed until restrictions are lifted.

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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