Tag: Legacy Business Spotlight
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 […]
Legacy Business Spotlight: Annapolis Sailing School
The Annapolis Sailing School is 60 years old and going strong. From humble beginnings in 1959 at the foot of Sixth Street In Eastport to the pristine property at the end of Bembe Beach Road toady, the Annapolis Sailing School has continued to find just the right way to get people on the water! We spoke […]
Legacy Business Spotlight: The Rams Head Group
The Rams Head Group is celebrating 30 years in business (in 2019) and it is hard to believe. We speak with Bill Muehlhauser an Annapolis car salesman who sat in what is known as the “down bar” and decided he wanted to own it. And he did! We discuss the expansion of Rams Head from […]
Legacy Business Spotlight: Post Haste Printing & Mailing
36 years! It started out as a small private mailbox service on Church Circle has expanded several times and now is powerhouse for printing and mailing in the region. Post Haste Printing & Mailing can handle your printing needs if you need 25 copies of your kid’s latest book report. They can also handle a […]
Legacy Business Spotlight: Hardesty Funeral Home
One of the oldest family owned businesses in the area is one we all hope never to need. But, they serve a critical role in the community and they take it VERY seriously. Today, we speak with Jim Govoni who is one of the owners of Hardesty Funeral Homes with an original location in Galesville […]
Legacy Business Spotlight: Watermark Journey
You know who they are. Their boats dote the harbors of Baltimore and Annapolis and their guides dress in period garb while immersing visitors (and locals) in the history of colonial America. Watermark Journey is the more formal name for Watermark Cruises and Annapolis Tours and this week we speak with Debbie Gosselin who is […]
Legacy Business Spotlight: Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park
What started as an oyster packing plant has morphed into a world-class maritime museum on the banks of Back Creek in Annapolis. Along the way, it was a restaurant, a historical society, was essentially ruined by Tropical Storm Isabel, rebuilt and hit the ground running. Today it is an interactive museum with a second campus […]
Legacy Business Spotlight: à la mode intimates
Since 2003, à la mode intimates has been providing relief to women. Seventy percent of women are wearing ill-fitting bras! Pattiy Platt and Rebecca Ulrich-Dodson have been correcting that at à la mode. Along the way, they have managed to win some national awards, and give back to the community by either recycling material or providing gently used bras to […]
