Tag: Legacy Business Spotlight
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
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
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
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: Bay Ridge Wine & Spirits
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: Stan & Joe’s Saloon
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)
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
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
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
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: Landmarks Marketing
If you have ever stayed in a local hotel, you probably know Landmarks Marketing. They publish the beautiful hardbound books that tell guests where to go and what to see while in Annapolis! But with the advent of smart phones and advancements in technology, if Landmarks wanted to remain, they needed to change as well. […]
Legacy Business Spotlight: Citizen Pride and JEB Design
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: Art Things
It was 54 years ago in October when Art Things opened at 2 Annapolis Street in West Annapolis. It was 1 year ago when Skye Vasquez purchased the business for her love of art and to honor her grandmother! Today we learn of the origins, the growth, and what is coming online for Art Things […]
Legacy Business Spotlight: Dogwood Acres Pet Retreat
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 […]
Legacy Business Spotlight: Mitchell Gallery
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: Sew Beautiful
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: Buddy’s Crabs & Ribs
From the Annapolis Crab House to Harvey’s Smorgasbord to Buddy’s Crabs & Ribs–they have been a Main Street Annapolis staple for 31 years dishing up fast, good food to tourists and locals alike. Today, we sit down with Buddy’s owner,Kevin Blonder to discuss the iconic restaurant that sits on the second floor at the foot […]
Legacy Business Spotlight: Davis’ Pub
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
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 […]
Legacy Business Spotlight: Gibson’s Lodgings of Annapolis
You can’t find a more centrally located inn or hotel in Annapolis than Gibson’s Lodgings of Annapolis which is tucked away on Prince George’s Street just feet from the water and the United States Naval Academy. We sit down with John Lauer who is the owner (and was a partner since 1988) to talk about […]
Legacy Business Spotlight: Anne Arundel County Public Library
The Anne Arundel County Public Library has been serving our community since 1921. We caught up with the CEO and Library Director Skip Auld to get a bit of the history, the present and the future. We talk about the new Annapolis branch and the two others planned for Riviera Beach and Glen Burnie. The […]
Legacy Business Spotlight: Maryland Hall
Maryland Hall has been pushing arts to Anne Arundel County for 40 years thanks to the likes of people like Ellen Moyer, Linnell Bowen, Dennis Younger and Mike Busch. And what a fantastic first forty years it has been. The torches have been passed (for lack of a better word) and we talk with Margaret […]
