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Seen Around Town: Blue Sign

Do you know where around Severna Park this photo was taken?

In the last Seen Around Town, Patch featured a striped pole. Congratulations to Laura Stout Heuer who was the first person to correctly guess where in Severna Park the photo was taken—Olde Tyme Barber Shop. This week, can you guess wheere in Severna Park this photo of a blue sign was taken? Leave a comment to tell me where, and the first person to get it right wins … bragging rights. Exciting, I know. I will post the answer and the winner at the top of the next week’s column. Happy guessing!

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Biggest Severna Park Patch Stories from 2012

During 2012 Severna Park Patch reported on Superstorm Sandy, KFC updates and more.

Here's a recap of some of the biggest stories to happen in Severna Park during the past year. To read more on any story click on the link. PHOTOS: Sandy Hits Severna Park It will be hard to forget Superstorm Sandy, which hit Severna Park on Oct. 29. Check out photos of Sandy's damage locally. Patch also took before and after photos of Sandy in Round Bay. Risking it All for Split Ends Split Ends Salon in Severna Park was voted the best hair salon by Patch readers in June. Owners Jennifer Hardison Wendy Moore took a pretty big risk to follow their dream of opening a salon together. KFC Gone, But More Chicken Expected For months area residents wondered what would fill the abandoned KFC on Ritchie Highway. In March, Patch reported that a Chick…

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Top 5 Business Stories from October

Here is a rundown of the top business stories from the last month.

Top 5 Business Stories from October

Here is a rundown of the top business stories from the last month.

Severna Park is full of small businesses that are making a big impact on the community. Here is a roundup of the top business stories featured on Patch during the month of October (in no particular order). 1. Local Artist Paints ‘Off the Wall’ Severna Park painter and artist Jodi Roberts makes a living painting murals and turning other people’s trash into works of art. 2. What’s Going On with the Old KFC? A Chick-fil-A is set to fill the vacant KFC building, but it is still in the preliminary stages. Rosanne Zimmerman, with Anne Arundel County Planning and Zoning, said Chick-fil-A representatives are working to address concerns with Leelyn Drive. 3. Breakfast Shoppe Fundraiser Inspires Monster Sandwich The Breakfast Shoppe is challenging …

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Top 5: Split Ends, Sandy, Town Barber Shop

This week Patch reported on two small-town businesses that are making a big impact on the community.

Here's a look at some of the top stories from Severna Park Patch this week. To read more of any story, just click on the link. 1. Risking It All for Split Ends Split Ends Salon co-owner Jennifer Hardison left her 9-to-5 job working PR for the Orioles in 2000, and decided to open a hair salon with her sister—something she had no background doing. Twelve years later, Split Ends is one of the most popular hair salons in Severna Park. 2. Olde Tyme Barber Shop Showcases Community Achievement You don’t need to talk to Olde Tyme Barber Shop owner Brian Mears to know how much he cares for his customers and the kids in Severna Park—it is apparent on the walls. The local barbershop, which begins its 16th year in business on Nov. 1, recently …

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Olde Tyme Barber Shop Showcases Community Achievement

Brian Mears lines his walls with hundreds of photos of local athletes to let others know that, with a little hard work, they too can succeed.

You don’t need to talk to Olde Tyme Barber Shop owner Brian Mears to know how much he cares for his customers and the kids in Severna Park—it is apparent on the walls. The local barbershop, which begins its 16th year in business on Nov. 1, recently remodeled the store to include hundreds of photos featuring more than 300 local athletes. “There are over 300 pictures up there for every kind of sport imaginable,” Mears said. “Getting them up there was a big job because they all came in different sizes and frames. So we bought the frames from every Dollar Store in Anne Arundel County—we had to go to five or six stores to get them all.” Mears coached Green Hornets sports for 10 years, so he has worked with most of the kids that line his walls …

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Sport Clips Moves to New Location in SP

There are now two barber shops in the same shopping strip next to Park Plaza.

Sport Clips, specializing in men's and boys' haircuts, reopened Thursday at its new location, at 580 Ritchie Highway, in the former Tasti-d-Lite location. Sport Clips, a franchise, was previously located in a small shopping center next to Brian Boru Restaurant and Pub, where the parking was limited. That's one of the things that prompted the move, said Sport Clips manager Austina McConnell. "It's more convenient for our clients," she said. "Our clients wanted us to move." Located two doors down is the Olde Tyme Barber Shop, owned by Brian Mears, who has been at the location for 15 years. Patch stopped in to ask Mears his reaction to having another barbershop located so close to his business. "It's not going to hurt us at all, we have a …

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DioDingo

11:16 am on Friday, March 2, 2012

It seems Park Plaza has had such turn over over the years I would think the mgmt company may be part of the issue for all those business. A non-compete clause is often standard and shows the lack of loyalty to long standing business. Maybe a fresh seafood store would be a nice new addition!   more ›