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Tag: Legacy Business Spotlight
Legacy Business Spotlight: Smithey Law Group (Encore Presentation)
If you ever have a problem with a boss; or if you are a boss and have a problem with an employee–look no further than West Annapolis and the Smithey Law Group. Today, we speak with Joyce Smithey, a labor and employment law attorney with 20 years experience based in West Annapolis. We talk about […]
Legacy Business Spotlight: Zeskind’s Hardware & Millwork (Encore Presentation)
They may be new to Arnold, but Zeskind’s Hardware & Millwork has been a name in the area for nearly 100 years! Today, we speak with Rick Miller who is the third generation to own the company that started as a small hardware store in Baltimore. Today, they still have that same store (where you […]
Legacy Business Spotlight: Rotary Club of Parole (Encore Presentation)
Today, we peel back the veil on the Rotary! What IS a Rotary Club? And more specifically, what about the Rotary Club of Parole! I knew they parked cars at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. I also knew about BIG. But I did not know the sheer reach of this Annapolis organization on a global […]
Legacy Business Spotlight: Mother’s Peninsula Grille (Encore Presentation)
Mother Dave loves the restaurant business and it shows! Dave Rather is the owner of Mother’s Peninsula Grille in Arnold (and Mother’s Federal Hill Grille and Mother’s North Grille) and the pride he shows in how the business has grown and the team he has built is evident. We talk about the start, the challenges, […]
Legacy Business Spotlight: Lisa’s Cakepops (Encore Presentation)
So, how does a woman go from Wall Street to Ritchie Highway running one of the more delicious businesses in the area? This week we figure that out as we sit down with Lisa Schneiderman from Lisa’s Cakepops in Severna Park. Lisa and her husband are the bakers-in-chief and produce nothing but yumm. Cakepops are […]
Legacy Business Spotlight: Weems Creek Nursery School (Encore Presentation)
Flashback 20 years. I am sitting in a 12″ tall chair at a 24″ tall table at Weems Creek Nursery School. Today, we speak with Mary Ostrowski who is the owner of the venerable Weems Creek Nursery School in West Annapolis. My own kids attended nursery school and kindergarten there way back when and not […]
Legacy Business Spotlight: Hospice of the Chesapeake
The end of life is not easy….for anyone. Thankfully, we have the Hospice of the Chesapeake. Hospice was a bit of a mystery to me, so we went and sat down with Ben Marcantonio who is the President and CEO of Hospice of the Chesapeake. We learned about their origins as one of the earliest […]
Legacy Business Spotlight: Solar Energy Services (Encore Presentation)
We all hear about being green and lessening the carbon footprint. Solar energy is one way and this week we speak to the local experts on solar energy– Solar Energy Services in Millersville! Rick Peters is the president of this company with 40 years of experience and we talk about the first solar project in […]
Legacy Business Spotlight: Annapolis Green (Encore Presentation)
Like most good ideas, it all starts with a drink. And Annapolis Green is no exception. About 15 years ago, Lynne Forsman founded a chapter of Green Drinks in Annapolis. At the same time, Elvia Thompson was working with the Spa Creek Conservancy trying to help better the environment. The two met, decided to put […]
Legacy Business Spotlight: Liquified Creative (Encore Presentation)
Liquified Creative in Eastport, is on the move. What started out as a small company has blossomed into an all-in-one shop for your marketing, advertising, web design, and creative needs. Today, we sit down with Shawn and Jessica Noratel, Caitlin Wiggins, and Jamie Czajkowski to learn what local non-profits like the Anne Arundel Medical Center […]
Legacy Business Spotlight: Sew Beautiful (Encore Presentation)
Up in Severna Park along Riggs Avenue, directly across the street from Severna Park Elementary School sits a beautiful blue cottage just waiting to make your home special — Sew Beautiful! Today, we sit down with Margaret Blunt who started this custom window treatment and “soft goods” company nearly 20 years ago in her basement. […]
Legacy Business Spotlight: Stan & Joe’s Saloon (Encore Presentation)
We have a Hall of Famer in our midst in Joe McGovern, one third of Stan & Joe’s Saloon! Together with his partners Stan Fletcher and his wife Tracy (the “&” in Stan & Joe’s) have been running their saloon on West street for fifteen years. There was an expansion into Edgewater and most recently, […]
Legacy Business Spotlight: Papa John’s Pizza–Chesapeake Bay Area (Encore Presentation)
Few local companies are as civic minded as Papa John’s Pizza. With ten locations from Annapolis to Southern Maryland, Chesapeake Bay Area Pizza is always looking to give back. Easiest way is to use APDSCHOLAR40 when you check out and save 40% and give some to the Annapolis Police Department Foundation for scholarships! With about […]
Legacy Business Spotlight: Mills Fine Wine & Spirits (Encore Presentation)
Shortly after prohibition ended in 1933, Billy Mills opened a liquor and general store in Annapolis. Mills sold it to the Donners in 1946, and now the Main Street icon rests safely in the hands of Jennifer and Jerry Donohue. Today, Mills Cut Rate Liquors is better known as Mills Fine Wine & Spirits! Today, […]
Legacy Business Spotlight: Shades of the Bay (Encore Presentation)
For 25 years, Linda Mann has been selling sunglasses in downtown Annapolis. First as a manager at Sunglass Hut, then as an employee of Shades Unlimited who became the owner, and now as the owner of Shades of the Bay! Hear how she grew very fast, became miserable, and right sized herself in a new […]
Legacy Business Spotlight: The Gateway Florist (Encore Presentation)
The Gateway Florist has been around for forty years. Twenty on West Street and 20 on Bay Ridge Road. In what owner, Teresa Williams calls a dying industry, they are doing something right! They have a full plate, went through some expansion with the addition of Academy Flowers (King George and College) and a full […]
Legacy Business Spotlight: Citizen Pride | JEB Design (Encore Presentation)
The creative juices started flowing back at Kent State University where Joe and Eva Barsin met. Now nearly 30 years later the duo is known all across Maryland for the unique art of Citizen Pride and JEB Design. You have seen their work on the car in front of you (Chesapeake Bay Plate), at the […]
Legacy Business Spotlight: Bay Ridge Wine & Spirits (Encore Presentation)
Bay Ridge Wine & Spirits came on the scene in 1991 directly across the street from Quiet Waters Park. Now, 28 years later, they are the largest beer, wine and liquor store in Annapolis. We spoke with David Marberger who is the owner, along with former County Councilman Chuck Ferrar. We discussed the early days, […]
Legacy Business Spotlight: Dogwood Acres Pet Retreat (Encore Presentation)
In 1997, Kurt and Audrey left the corporate world because no one could car for their dog quite the way they wanted. And the started Dogwood Acres Pet Retreat! Well, that’s the short version. Today, 22 years later, their decision is still paying off for thousands of happy critters and humans. Dogwood Acres is not […]
Legacy Business Spotlight: Mitchell Gallery (Encore Presentation)
The Elizabeth Myers Mitchell Gallery is celebrating 30 years of art in Annapolis. But this is not just any art! Mitchell Gallery is a hidden gem in Annapolis and a true world-class art museum. It is tucked away on the St. John’s College campus adjacent to the Francis Scott Key Auditorium. Have a listen as […]
Legacy Business Spotlight: Davis’ Pub (Encore Presentation)
Davis’ Pub–where there are no strangers, just friends you haven’t met yet! How true. In the 1920’s on the corner of 4th and Chester Ave, George Washington Davis opened a confections and general store, which turned into Davis’ Lounge by the 1940s for the local watermen in the neighborhood. In 1986, the corner building became Davis’ […]
Legacy Business Spotlight: Pip’s Dock Street Dogs (Encore Presentation)
Who doesn’t love a good dog? No, not the Chesapeake Bay Retriever–a hot dog! And there is no better place (in my opinion) than Pip’s Dock Street Dogs on Market Place in downtown Annapolis! Celebrating 10 years, we grabbed a seat out front with owner Ryan Lamy and tried to figure out how he got […]
