June & December

09/02/2026

Garden season is winding down. As you pick your tomatoes and prep beds for fall, don’t forget to double check for the ginormous zucchini hiding in the shadows. We are SO excited for the cooler days ahead!

08/01/2026

Next week! We’ll have sale items and prizes. Hope to see some new and familiar faces!

🗓️ Get ready—next THURSDAY is Ladies Night Out! (Which is for EVERYONE, by the way, not just ladies!)

🦩 Follow the Flamingo! Flock to the magic of Downtown Berkley as it comes alive during our legendary Ladies Night Out! Strut around dozens of participating retailers and dining hotspots, recognizable by the fabulous flamingo markers. 🦩

🗓️ Thursday, August 6, 2026
🕔 5–8pm
📍 Downtown Berkley (12 Mile & Coolidge)

🦩 Specials & deals
🦩 In-store events, demos, & sips
🦩 Giveaways, treats, & surprises

🚎 FREE rides through Downtown Berkley all night to help make your night easy and fun!

🎁 Shop & Win!
Pick up your event map at any participating business and collect stamps as you explore. Turn your map in at the last store you visit for a chance to win prizes!

FAQ:
❓ Do I need a ticket? Nope! This is a FREE event.
❓ Do I need to register? Just show up and start shopping!
❓ Where do I start? Anywhere! Pick your first stop and let the night take you from there.

📸 Don’t forget to tag in your photos!

Check out our Facebook event for the current list of participating shops & restaurants 👀

07/20/2026

Finches feasting on thistle - anyone else love those little flashes of bright yellow swoops in the sky this time of year? We just replaced some dying trees in our yard and the birds are all curiously checking in and seem excited.

07/20/2026

We’re excited! It’s coming up quick!

It's quickly approaching! Join us for a fun-filled day at Berkley Street Fest on Saturday, July 25, 2026! Enjoy chalk art, music, food, and fun on Coolidge Hwy during this FREE, family-friendly event.

📍 Coolidge between Catalpa & Beverly
🕚 11 AM - 8 PM
🎨 Chalk Art Contest (Adult, Youth & Team categories)
🎸 Live music 2 - 8 PM
🎪 Beer Garden until 8 PM
✨ Live demonstration with world-famous artist David Zinn from 1 - 2:30 PM
🐶 Yappy Hour Dog Zone with free doggie bags while supplies last
👧 Kid zone with free activities
🎈 Face painting & balloon artist
🍔 Food trucks & vendors
🆓 FREE to attend
☀️ Rain or shine

Sign up to be a chalk artist!
➡️ berkleystreetfest.com

Brought to you by Berkley Chamber of Commerce

🌟 Title Sponsor: MSU Federal Credit Union
🌟 Presented by The Berkley Theater
Also sponsored by:
Rapid Restoration 24/7
Amori Insurance Agency
Hudson Collective
The Cory Team
Primary Care Financial
Gabrielle “Gabi” Makowski, Realtor
June & December
The Wedding Shoppe
Michigan Home Living
Zen Business

07/16/2026

We’re making some room for new growth! Get up to 70% off of boxed cards and greeting cards. Even better - receive a free mystery pack of cards for every $25 spent now thru 7.21.26

07/06/2026

We're getting excited for Berkley Street Fest coming up in a couple weeks. There's still time to be part of behind the scenes: https://www.berkleychamber.com/berkley-street-Berkley Street Fest

Experience the magic of the Berkley Street Fest in Downtown Berkley! Enjoy live chalk art, music, food trucks, shopping, and family fun. Celebrate creativity and community at this unforgettable summer event.

06/26/2026

THANK YOU to all of you who’ve been following along or participating this week as we celebrate pollinators 🐝🪻🦋! Did you know that ladybugs can also be pollinators? They’re ferocious aphid eaters, which protect many plants in the garden, but they also eat pollen, attract other pollinators, and pollinate as they move from plant to plant. (New Lady Birds + Brambles towel and napkin shown) Also, if you’re local, Happy Pride! Sunday is the Berkley Pride Block Party, what better way to end Pollinator Week!

06/22/2026

Happy Pollinator Week! We’ve got giveaways, games, and give-backs planned. I get asked this question all the time - Why Pollinators? Here’s my answer: Pollinators are fascinating creatures, all highly unique, and symbiotically adapted to their environments. With so many significant differences between them, from having big bodies with tiny wings, or building perfectly symmetrical honeycomb and making honey, to starting from a tiny egg, growing to a chunky caterpillar, building a cocoon, then turning to liquid before completely transforming into a butterfly - while keeping memory and sensory direction along the way, to having special beaks that can gather nectar from tubular shaped flowers, or hovering like a helicopter, to seeing via sonar, to having amazing camouflage, or being able to migrate for winter, thousands of miles away - each existing to play their part in their ecosystems, within the world we live in. Without them, our world would be dramatically different. Everything in nature is connected, and so protecting them is vital to everyone - even us humans!

06/12/2026

Happy 06.12 - Deets in your inbox. Also, flower pressing season is here! 🥰

06/08/2026

June is … Pollinators + PRIDE. Sunshine and rainbows. Peonies! Dinners on the patio. Graduations and birthdays. Rising to sunshine. Breezy evening walks. Glowy sunsets. Wildflowers. Afternoon thunderstorms. Gardens planted. Dinners with home grown herbs. Birds teaching their babies to fly. Shade from fully grown canopies. Bare feet and garden hoses. Summer. Solstice. Happy endings. Planning for new beginnings. June is extra special to us … What is June to you? staytunedfor0612