Mo’s Garage
Stories of Downtown
Mo’s Garage: Owner Maury Flunder
When visiting the businesses of Downtown Belleville, you get to take in the beautiful facades of the storefronts, discover unique local and international products, and dine on delicious food.
You may catch a glimpse of the owner as they whiz by. The life of a small business owner is hectic—they want to engage with the customer, but they must also be the boss, the marketing expert, the cleaner, the server, the accountant, and that could all be before noon!
We wanted to give those business owners an opportunity to slow down for a moment and share their story. Behind each storefront are people who had a dream and put in a whole lot of work to make it come to life. These are some of the Stories of Downtown Belleville.
Maury Flunder is not only a businessman, entrepreneur, and chair of the Downtown Belleville Business Improvement Area. Beyond that, what you may not know is that he possesses talented woodworking abilities.
Behind one of the beautiful restored facades of Downtown Belleville lies a wonderful secret: a haven for woodworkers and musicians alike. Mo’s Garage is a place where friends gather and craft beautiful works of art, or tinker away at a little project or two.
About 20 years ago, Maury became enamoured with Downtown Belleville. He acquired a building—the old firehall of Belleville—the same one that was later struck by a tornado in 2022. He has witnessed many changes in Downtown over the years but stays hopeful for the future.
When the tornado hit, Chilangos Mexican Restaurant moved out of the building that Maury owned. After amazing renovations, Law and Orders Burgers moved in.
“I have lived and worked in Downtown Belleville for over 20 years,” said Maury. “I have seen it grow and change. As Chair of the BIA I am hopeful and looking forward to the great future Downtown has and I am happy to be a part of it.”
At 404 Front Street, right beside Law and Orders Burger, Maury and some of his talented friends practice the amazing art of guitar-making together.
While visiting the shop, the DBIA team was shown some of the pieces made and the detail that goes into the craft. Maury is excited to share his shop with other creative folks who may be interested in guitar-making.
The group meets regularly to work together and share ideas. If you also share the passion of guitar-making and are interested in joining Mo’s Garage, check out their Facebook Group!
Of course, before we left we asked our choice question: what are his favourite dining spots in the downtown area?
Maury will not be the first to tell you—Law and Orders Burger definitely takes the cake!
It was a pleasure learning about Mo’s Garage and his role in making Downtown Belleville a vibrant and welcoming place.
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Funded by Bay of Quinte Regional Marketing Board
