Tag: business
New Business Opens In Annapolis
Annapolis Mayor Joshua J. Cohen and Annapolis Economic Development Corporation (AEDC) President and CEO Lara Fritts are pleased to welcome Moorings The Kettle to Annapolis. Owners Chef Phillip Martin and Amy Myers-Martin look forward to serving you! They also look forward to showing you what a little bit of dreaming and a lot of passion [...]
Annapolis Home Magazine Seeks The Best Of The Best
Annapolis Home Magazine (www.annapolishomemag.com) is pleased to announce the kick off of the 2013 Builder & Fine Design Awards. Entries have begun and will be accepted now through July 15, 2013. This juried process highlights not only designers as a whole, but looks to specific fields including: architecture, interior design, kitchen and bath design, landscape, [...]
National Tourism Week May 4th – 12th
The Annapolis & Anne Arundel County Conference and Visitors Bureau (AAACCVB) will join cities and states across the country in celebrating National Travel & Tourism Week, May 4-12, 2013 by encouraging area residents and visitors to experience the Travel Effect. AAACCVB President and CEO Connie Del Signore says her organization will use the week to [...]
HERE. A Pop Up Shop Is Popping Up Again
On May 3rd through 12th, Arnold residents, Amy Fresty and Ellen Lunay, will pop open their store ”HERE. a pop-up shop” at 40 Randall Street (at the corner of Prince George Street). Their unique concept brings unique retail into vacant buildings for a short period of time with different themes and merchandise. What is a [...]
First Ever Edgewater Community Day
Two community businesses have officially announced that on May 19, 2013, the first-ever Edgewater Community Day and Barbecue will take place, to celebrate and give something back to the people of Edgewater that help make our local businesses a success. The event will be held at 196 Mayo Rd., Edgewater, MD, behind Doggy D’tails in [...]
Littmann Is Running For Ward 5
Alderman Jared Littmann (Ward 5) announced today that he is a candidate in the 2013 City elections to remain as Alderman for Ward 5. Speaking at the Green Drinks Annapolis event on Earth Day, Littmann stated, “It has been an honor and privilege to represent Ward 5 on the City Council where I have focused [...]
Fire Destroys Annapolis Home
A fire that immediately went to two alarms destroyed a single family home on Silopanna Road. Fire crews were called to the scene shortly after 11pm and saw flames upon arrival. A second alarm was immediately called bringing additional resources. At this time, no injuries are reported and the home appears to be extensively damaged. [...]
Roundz Named Business Of The Year
From raising money for the county’s homeless to giving away ice and lemonade during power outages, Roundz Gourmet Market and Catering in Gambrills has established a reputation for community service. It is this pattern of philanthropy that led the West County Chamber of Commerce to select Roundz as the 2013 Business of the Year. “We [...]
Expert To Speak On Future Of Social Security
What does the future hold for Social Security? Ken Apfel, a former Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, will share his views on “Social Security and Its Future,” hosted by Anne Arundel Community College’s Peer Learning Partnership at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 11. A dynamic speaker, Apfel is a professor and director of the Management, [...]
Rock Toews Wants Your Bad Books
Back Creek Books MainStreets Annapolis Partnership Business of the Week Rock Toews bucked the trends when he took his on-line e-tail book business to a brick-and-mortar book store and made that counter-intuitive transition successful. Now, with his West Street shop filled with good books, including rare and collectible tomes worth thousands, he’s now hoping that [...]
AAACCVB Celebrates Spring Fling Giveaway
The Annapolis & Anne Arundel County Conference and Visitors Bureau (AAACCVB) invites all interested individuals to join in celebrating the launch of its new interactive website and the marketing campaign that supports it during a reception at the Maryland Inn in Annapolis on Wednesday, March 27, from 4:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. AAACCVB President and [...]
Annapolis Startup Wins $10K Grant & Car From Scion
Reed Gallant, owner of Roaming Republic, was named winner and finalist of the Scion Motivate Contest sponsored by Scion Motors. Scion accepted applications from young entrepreneurs across the United States in an effort to support new business growth in the fields of art, music, video and fashion. Gallant, along with 49 other semi-finalists, was chosen [...]
Registration Open For AACC Business Competitions
If you are a credit or noncredit student at Anne Arundel Community College and have a new business or a good idea for one, you have two opportunities this spring to promote that business. The Business Plan Competition is sponsored by Capital One Bank, with applications due by March 13. The Elevator Pitch BIG IDEA [...]
Edgewater M&T Bank Robbed Again
On Monday, March 4, 2013, at approximately 11:58 a.m., officers from the Southern District responded to the M & T Bank located in the 3100 block of Solomons Island Road in Edgewater for a reported bank robbery. Upon arrival, officers learned that a male suspect entered the bank and handed the teller a note implying [...]
Clifton Parker Joins Champion Realty
Champion Realty has announced that Clifton Parker III has joined the company as a sales associate in their Annapolis office at 711 Bestgate Road, where he will focus on residential properties. For the past eight years Parker has specialized in new-home sales and is well versed in quality construction and smooth transactions. “I like being [...]
Kapow Quartet Offers Trio Of Choices To Try For Restaurant Week
“Restaurant week is about bringing people into your restaurant, letting them try something they might not have tried, and hopefully getting them back as regular customers,” says Jody Danek, who owns and manages not one but three restaurants in Annapolis, along with his wife, Kristin Lewis, partner Gavin Buckley and his wife Julie Williams Buckley. [...]
Pop Up Shop Coming To Spa Road
On March 1, Arnold residents, Amy Fresty and Ellen Lunay, will open ”HERE. a pop-up shop” which will feature apparel, jewelry, accessories and home goods. What is a pop-up shop and what is unique about theirs? A pop-up shop is a temporary boutique. HERE. a pop-up shop will be open no more than 10 days at a time, ”popping-up” every 6-8 [...]
Partners In Care Jewelry Extravaganza Scheduled
The Partners In Care Boutique will hold its highly-anticipated annual Jewelry Extravaganza on Saturday, March 23rd from 10:00am to 6:00pm at the Upscale, Resale Boutique at 6 S. Ritchie Highway at East-West Boulevard in Pasadena. The event and parking are free and open to the public. The Jewelry Extravaganza features treasures from Partners In Care’s [...]
Bello Machre Received $48,000 Grant
Bello Machre received a $48,312 grant from the Maryland Affordable Housing Trust (MAHT) to provide four permanent emergency generators. These permanent whole-house generators will be installed in four Bello Machre homes that serve a total of 14 individuals. Dr. Robert T. Ireland, President and CEO commented, “We are so grateful to MAHT for this generous [...]
Annapolis Home & Remodeling Expo Returns In February
The 8th annual Annapolis Home and Remodeling Expo, a one-of-a-kind homeowners event showcasing products and services for the home, will run for two weekends: February Feb. 23-24, and March 2-3 from 10am-6pm on Saturdays and 11am-5pm on Sundays at the National Guard Armory in Annapolis. The Expo gives consumers a chance to participate in educational [...]
Eastport Business Shifts To Online Only
A small Eastport consignment shop, The Backburner, is closing their shop at the end of the month and taking the business online. In an email broadcast to clients yesterday morning, Dana Billings, the owner said I have decided to change the way I do day to day operations. This will allow me to find unique [...]
ARINC Debarred From World Bank For Violations In Egypt
The World Bank yesterday announced that they have debarred local engineering and systems integration company ARINC for a violation of the Bank’s Procurement Guidelines in the Bank-financed Airports Development project in Egypt. The debarment will last nearly 3 years. In a published statement yesterday, Leonard McCarthy, World Bank Integrity Vice President said: This case is an [...]
