Thursday, December 6, 2012
Patch offers a rundown of potential gifts from local businesses for someone on your shopping list.
Looking for the perfect gift for someone on your shopping list this holiday season? Patch can help. For the next few weeks, Severna Park Patch will visit local shops and business to find out what items they are offering to holiday shoppers looking to save, spend or splurge on gifts. Today’s gift ideas come from Paper Trousseau, located at 554 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd. Paper Trousseau, owned by Tammi Molavi, calls itself a modern boutique with vintage flair. The shop specializes in custom made cards but also offers a variety of unique gift items and stocking stuffers. Save (Items $10 or less) Spend (Items $25 or less) Splurge (Items $30 or more) You can also order your holiday cards with Paper Trousseau as long as you place your order by …
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Patch offers a rundown of potential gifts from local businesses for someone on your shopping list.
Looking for the perfect gift for someone on your shopping list this holiday season? Patch can help. For the next few weeks, Severna Park Patch will visit local shops and business to find out what items they are offering to holiday shoppers looking to save, spend or splurge on gifts. Today’s gift ideas come from Victoria’s Fancy Foods, located at 350 Ritchie Highway. Victoria’s Fancy Food is a local shop consisting of gourmet foods and a wide selection of wines. Owner, Victoria Stagmer likes to remind people that “the gift of food is always in good taste.” The store offers a variety of made-up gift baskets, but Stagmer will also custom make any kind of basket you want. “We don’t have cookie cutter gift baskets,” Stagmer said. “We make them …
Monday, December 3, 2012
Kyle Algaze cooked some Ravens-centric food on WBAL-TV Saturday morning.
Breakfast Shoppe owner Kyle Algaze cooked up some Baltimore Ravens dishes on WBAL-TV Saturday morning. Algaze made his Black, Blue and Purple Belgian Waffles on the air. The waffles feature black, red and blue berries and are perfect for a Ravens football game-day morning. Algaze also showed a simpler dish to make—a fruit and yogurt parfait. This dish featured vanilla yogurt, granola and fruit. While on the air, Algaze also mentioned The Breakfast Shoppe’s giant sandwich fundraiser for an Elkridge girl who is recovering from a brain tumor. You can watch the Algaze's video on WBAL-TV by clicking here. See Also Let Patch save you time. Get great local stories delivered right to your inbox or smartphone everyday with our free newsletter. …
Friday, November 30, 2012
The local business provides tips for ensuring you have the perfect Christmas card.
Do you line you family up each year in hope of capturing the perfect Christmas card photo, only to have one family member sneezing, or looking away or giving someone else bunny ears? Well, Paper in the Park is available to help with your card, and to provide tips to ensure you capture the perfect family moment. The local business hosted its annual open house on Thursday and Patch stopped by to talk with owner Kassy Sodergreen about making and creating Christmas cards. “A lot of people who come to our open house are looking to get information on Christmas cards,” Sodergreen said. While some people may turn to lager-chain stores like Walmart or Walgreens to process Christmas cards, what sets Paper in the Park apart from those businesses is …
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Patch offers a rundown of potential gifts from local businesses for someone on your shopping list.
Looking for the perfect gift for someone on your shopping list this holiday season? Patch can help. For the next few weeks, Severna Park Patch will visit local shops and business to find out what items they are offering to holiday shoppers looking to save, spend or splurge on gifts. Today’s gift ideas come from Savvy Consignment Shop located at 545 Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard. Savvy, is a boutique-style shop that specializes in brand-name clothing and accessories. Owner, Stacey Cassidy said parents looking for gifts for their kids’ teachers should consider a Savvy gift card. The store offers Teacher Tuesday’s, where educators with an ID can get 15 percent off the entire store. But for those looking for a gift item, here are a few …
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
From now until Dec. 5 The Big Bean will collect cards to send to soldiers.
The Big Bean in Severna Park is once again participating in the Holidays for Heroes program, which sends cards to soldiers recovering in hospitals and overseas. “We just asked our customers to give a little bit of their time and creativity rather than ask for money to touch someone who may need it,” said The Big Bean owner Deb Hoffman. This is the fifth year the local coffee shop has participated in the program. Last year, with help from a local Brownie troop, they were able to ship around 100 cards. Over the years, people have brought in unused Christmas cards and donated them to The Big Bean’s collection. “We have a lot of cards now and we just need people to stop in a write a note,” Hoffman said. She said the cards are shipped to …
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
What are your favorite stores in and near Severna Park to visit bright and early the morning after Thanksgiving?
The holiday shopping season kicks off in a big way when retailers in and near Severna Park celebrate Black Friday. That fabled day after Thanksgiving is one of the biggest sales days of the year for many stores—both national, big box chains and local retailers. It’s also one of the best days to save on items big and small as retailers pull out the stops to offer amazing deals to get customers in their doors. The latter is exactly why we want to help Severna Park Patch readers map out a Black Friday game plan. But to do that, we need your help. Kohl's in Severna Park is a popular Black Friday destination. This year, Kohl's is presenting "Operation: Black Friday" and will be open for 24 hours starting midnight on Thanksgiving Day, according …
The local restaurant is teaming with Severna Park's Mercado Jewelers to present the Black Friday Diamond Giveaway.
The Breakfast Shoppe will give away a 0.5-carat diamond worth $1,200 to one lucky winner on Black Friday. The local restaurant is teaming with Severna Park's Mercado Jewelers to present the Black Friday Diamond Giveaway. Starting at 6 a.m. on Friday, guests who “check in” at The Breakfast Shoppe on Facebook will have a chance to reach into a bowl filled with cubic zirconium "diamonds,” said owner Kyle Algaze. “On Facebook there is a little icon when you are at a restaurant that says ‘check in here,’ so all you do is click the ‘check-in’ button and show your server,” Algaze said. “We have done the ‘check-in’ thing before and it worked well.” In with the cubic zirconium "diamonds” is one real 0.5-carat diamond worth $1,200. Anyone who picks …
Thursday, November 15, 2012
The restaurant formally known as Rodz n Rydz has undergone renovations and presents a brand new atmosphere.
For those of you familiar with the former Rodz n Rydz, if you were to walk into the newly renamed Taphouse you would be quite surprised. Gone are the pool tables, foosball tables and the lingering smell of a night of drinking gone astray. Instead there are tables, chairs, a fireplace and an outside seating area perfect for kids. If you were to ask Taphouse’s three managers, Geoff Freitag, William Howard and Chris Rigney, why they made such a drastic change they would be perfectly honest and candid in their response. “To get people in the door,” Howard said. “Before people thought it was a biker bar and that kept the local clientele away.” Taphouse now offers a family-friendly atmosphere—complete with a fenced-in backyard seating for kids …
Friday, November 9, 2012
Thanks to help from Clement Hardware in Severna Park, Belvedere Elementary School was able to take supplies to New Jersey to aid Sandy victims.
After Hurricane Sandy, Belvedere Elementary teacher Kaitlin Paul decided to collect supplies and take them to her hometown of Toms River, NJ. Paul informed the staff at Belvedere of what she was doing and asked for their help—the response was overwhelming. "I sent out an email to my friends in Baltimore and I asked my principal if I could send it to the staff," Paul said. "I only had two days to collect stuff because I was leaving on Friday after work. I didn’t expect that much. But people at home brought stuff to my house and filled up my kitchen and people at work brought two bags each and I couldn’t fit it all in my car." In just 24 hours, Paul and the staff at Belvedere pulled together enough clothing, dry goods, and toiletries to fill…
Gary Shawen
2:02 pm on Monday, April 15, 2013
Gary-n-Madalyn love the Rockfish Tacos and the Crabby fries !..good friendly bartenders, and nice atmosphere....fun place to go.. more ›