Living Downtown Monroe
Historic Buildings with Modern Amenities
Entertainment
The Barn Owl Studio The Art Insight Emporium
Honeycomb Creative
The River Raisin Center for the Arts
Spotlight Studio The MoMac
First Friday's
The River Raisin Jazz Festival The Downtown Monroe Fine Art Fair
Yoga in the Park Concerts in the Park
The Christmas Festival and Tree Lighting Wine Tasting Tour
Open Air Market Art In April
The Labor Day BBQ
The Halloween Festival and Trick or Treating
The Movie in the Square
Have a fun night out with your family or friends, register online and create you own wooden sign or wooden home decor item! There are many styles to choose from and every sign turns out perfect!!
Farmhouse styled home decor, furniture painting classes, and more. See their website for more information.
An art deco style theater, holds many productions, traveling shows, symphonies, ballets, and theater programs. Voted the number one place to watch a Ballet in the Detroit Area. The RRCA has programs for everyone from Kids to adults. As well as a Dance and Music Academy.
Spotlight Studio is an exciting new production company located at the top of one of our historical downtown buildings in Downtown Monroe, they hold small plays, and teach acting, dance and other preforming arts.
The Monroe Monthly Artist Collective
On the First Friday of Every Month The Downtown Businesses hold specials, and stay open later. During the summer you will see musicians and artists playing and painting on the streets!
Held in St Mary's Park, it is an award winning Jazz Festival, people travel for miles to come and see. National Jazz Musicians come and preform of all levels, including Kenny G. (some of our apartments have views of the show)
A wonderful variety of local and national artists. Every year the DTMFAF selects applicants to display work for the weekend. Held during the same weekend of the Jazz Festival
Every Thursday night during the summer!!!!
Tour local businesses hosting a local artists.
Food and Dining
Beek’s • 129 Lounge Martini Bar • Agua Dulce Café and French Roasters Coffee and Tea • Village Bistro Café • Public House Food and Drink • Norjoe’s Grill • McGeady’s Town Pub • Mancino’s Lichee Garden • Erie Bread Company • Cravings Chocolate Shop • Cakes By Stephanie’s Bakery Subway • Tim Horton’s
Wonderful group of businesses! 129 Lounge is a Martini bar with a wonderful back deck looking out on the river, and known for it's specialty drinks. Beeks is the original bar of the three, great place to hang out of go out dancing, or watch a game! Senior Cactus is a nice local bar with a complete menu, highlighting Mexican food, but has a great burger and other favorite bar foods, and you can order from the Mancino's menu as well.
Our goal is to provide the ultimate "taste experience”. Bringing you, our customer enhanced quality. By combining the skills of our Baristas with wholesome products we were able to open the perfect place to find relaxation and enjoyment. At Agua Dulce it is believed that having coffee & tea can be a moment in life that becomes more than "just" grabbing a drink.
Public House Food + Drink is inspired by classic taverns that serve the community with products from the community. Public House is a rustic modern space dedicated to cooking Michigan products from scratch. We create uncomplicated rustic dishes using fresh local ingredients.
McGeady's is not only a comfortable destination for dining. We also transform our 2nd and 3rd levels into a great Saturday night entertainment spot at McGeady's After Dark! Dance to our DJs on the 2nd floor, or relax in our 3rd floor lounge with drink specials including $2 domestics, $2 pints, $3 imports, and $4 bombs. Beer Pong is also available!
Amazing Pizza and Grinders!!!!!
A staple in Downtown Monroe! They have been in our Downtown for decades, and their food is still AMAZING!!!!!
Our breads are hand made in small batches and hearth baked using long fermentation times to achieve the flavor and aromatic qualities, as well as crust and crumb development. The majority of our bread is made with our sourdough starter and not commercial yeast. Along with the obvious flavor there are additional benefits to baking bread using our method both for the keeping qualities without additives and the health benefits from the long fermentation times. We only bake once a day due to the tim
A full service bakery including pies, cookies, cakes, cupcakes, cake dots, party trays, and pastries for wholesale and retail customers. Cakes by Stephanie have wonderful artistic cake's, cupcakes, and cookies! Made to order or available to walk in's as well!
Expect the Best! Tiffany's Pizza of Monroe, Michigan has been serving up the state's best fresh pizza since 1979.
Markets
Monroe Farmers Market • Health Matters
Health Matters' Mission: To provide the community with quality organic and local foods, and environmentally friendly cleaning products. To provide access to health and wellness information. To give support and guidance, in a comfortable family friendly atmosphere, to individuals wanting to improve their health through the use of whole foods and fitness activities.
Body and Beauty
Victoria’s Day Spa • Haircutters • Mind Body Balance
conveniently located in beautiful downtown Monroe. Our Day Spa has many therapeutic services to offer you, such as face lift massages, manicures, pedicures, a variety of massages, and neuromuscular therapy. We also offer a full hair service salon from cuts, colors, threading, and extensions. We know you’re busy, but make some time in your schedule to relax and indulge at Victoria Day Spa. You won’t be sorry you did!
at Haircutters We create an atmosphere where upon leaving you know you have all the tools needed to create that great look. outside that you know is inside
Global Integrated fitness studio, Pilates yoga and more
Retail
Sccally wags • The Art Insight Emporium • The Barn Owl • Run Hip • Susie’s Sweets and Eats • Second Chance Boutique • Martins Shoe House • Jones For Men • Frenchie’s • Durocher’s • Diamond Design • David’s Jewelry • Cigars and Conversation • Book Nook • Jacks Bicycles • Belle Flour • Serendipitous
The Barn Owl Studio is a mix between retail and wooden palette classes, register online for a class and create your own, or purchase a sign already made by Andrea
Find your new plant baby, and the knowledgeable staff can help you with advice to give it a long healthy life!!
A trendy clothing shop with reasonable pricing! Children and Adults Clothing Small sizes to plus sizes
A Cute Women's clothing shop, stylish, comfortable, small sizes through plus sizes
Farmhouse styled home decor.
Pet supply store and Doggy Bakery. Pet friendly and wonderful, helpful, workers!
Run Hip is a progressive athletic apparel and running store focused on the emerging runner. Keep up to date as we prepare for our grand opening.
Susie's is a cute popcorn and candy store, with a fun variety of foods and sweets!
Rustic Vintage Shop, hand painted chalk furniture
Our goal is to help you better understand our purpose, products, and services. We believe in foot comfort through alignment and balance, to allow proper function and to provide high quality footwear and foot comfort products.
Jones for Men is a wonderful upscale clothing shop for men's apparel. From suits to casual wear they have a wonderful variety
Marketing and Productions
98.3 The Nash • Offbeat Productions • Monroe News • Monroe Community Players • 20 Creative • River Raisin Center for the Arts
Wonderful Non Profit Preforming arts center. They hold several local shows, with local dancers and actors, as well as traveling shows, and movies. They also have a dance academy, and music academy.
Wonderful independently owned production studio. They hold several open to the public performances a year. They also offer acting, dancing, and singing classes.
20 Creative is a full-service marketing agency located in downtown Monroe, Michigan. We specialize in creative ideas and innovative solutions for growing your business. 20 Creative has a talented team of experts specializing in traditional and new media. Our goal is simple: We want to make your life easier so you can do what you do best –- run your business.
Museums and Libraries
Monroe County Historical Museum • Monroe County Labor Museum • Dorsch Memorial Library • Tourism Bureau