News and Events in Flat Rock, Michigan
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.
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.
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.
Shop Flat Rock on Small Business Saturday. Small business Saturday is this Saturday November 30, 2019. First observed on November 27, 2010, it is a counterpart to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, which feature big box retail and e-commerce stores respectively. By contrast, Small Business Saturday encourages holiday shoppers to brick and mortar businesses that are small and local.
Flat Rock – Our Hometown and the Flat Rock Downtown Development Authority encourage everyone to Shop in Flat Rock where we have plenty of businesses where you can get something special for that loved one or special friend. There are plenty of Beauty Shops and specialties shops like Blue Heron Trading Company, Hooked On A Bean or get dad that special tool at the Flat Rock Do-It Center. For that quick meal you can go to Build Your Own Burritos or maybe you want to spruce up you dinner table with flowers at Darlene’s Flower Shop.
And don’t forget to get a stamp during Small Business Saturday on your Christmas Passport Book. Check out our Business directory for all your holiday needs on Small Business Saturday or any Saturday in Flat Rock.
Support your Local Businesses on Small Business Saturday November 30th.
It’s that time of year again! Christmas Passports will be arriving at local participating businesses this week if you didn’t happen to get one at our Spooktacular event on Saturday!
Passports are available at City Hall and all participating businesses.
It’s easy to participate. Just pick up a Passport and follow the rules inside to win great prizes including the Grand Prize – a gift basket filled with a gift from EVERY participating business!
GRAND PRIZE!
Complete your passport with six (6) DIFFERENT stamps from six (6) DIFFERENT businesses and you will be eligible to win a basket filled with gifts from all participating businesses!
Flat Rock Passport Rules
• Look for the Flat Rock, Our Hometown clock decal at local businesses
• A full list of participating businesses are listed below
• Visit local participating businesses and complete the squares on the passport
• You must have stamps from at least three (3) different businesses on each passport form (i.e. you can get up to three (3) stamps from one business, but the other three (3) must be different businesses
• Remember, six (6) different stamps enters you into the Grand Prize special drawing for a basket filled with gifts from ALL participating businesses!
• Get bonus stamps on Small Business Saturday weekend in November!
• Fill out the back of the passport and drop in the box at City Hall for a chance to win prizes
• Passports MUST be submitted to City Hall by December 13, 2019
• Start another passport for more chances to win (only ONE prize per person)! There are four (4) passports forms included in this booklet for your convenience.
• Drawings will be held in December and awarded at the City Council meeting on December. You are NOT required to be present for the drawing, but we ask that you plan to attend, if you are able, the City Council presentation in if you are notified that you have won one of the prizes.
Here is the list of participating businesses for 2019:
· Abby’s Mutt Hut
· Atwater Street Taco’s
· Bashar’s Middle Eastern Cuisine
· Biggby Coffee
· Blue Heron Trading Company
· Build Your Own Burrito
· Calder Dairy
· Captain Nemo’s
· Champion Pet Salon
· Crest Ford
· Expo Nails
· Flat Rock Animal Clinic
· Flat Rock Community Center
· Flat Rock Do It Center
· Flat Rock Liquor
· Great Clips
· Hair Classics
· Hungry Howie’s Pizza
· Jim’s Butcher Shop
· Kate’s Kitchen
· Leo’s Coney Island
· Marlo’s Cutting Crew
· Masserant’s Feed & Grain
· Metro PCS
· Michael’s on the River
· My Salon
· Nutrition Hub
· Old Town Bar
· Pet Needs, Etc.
· PKSA Karate
· Rock on Smokers
· Sherry’s Academy of Dance
· Strand’s
· Tom’s Collision
· Victory Lane Quick Oil Change
· Wimpy Burger
· Wize Guys
· Zorba’s Coney Island
Please help support our local businesses this holiday season. Click here to visit Flat Rock Our Hometown
Fall is just around the corner, so in the 2019 Flat Rock Riverfest at HuRoc Park. This year’s event will bring Lots of Music, Kids games and family Fun. We will add the event schedules as they become available
ALSO,
SAVE THE DATE On saturday during Riverfest the 1st annual Flat Rock River Run take place.
There will be both a 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run at this event. The run starts on Sat. Sept 14th at 8AM at HuRoc Park.
Race proceeds will benefit the Simpson Middle School Swim Team as they prepare to host their first-ever home meets this fall. To register or get more info, Click Here. You can also sign up at the Flat Rock Community Center.