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Arts & Letters 703-297-8042
38615 Morrisonville Road, Lovettsville, Va. 20180 info@artsandletters.net www.artsandletters.net Web software development Haig Evans-Kavaldjian
Bach Real Estate 301-695-9600
5340 Spectrum Drive, Suite G, Frederick 21703 www.bachrealestate.com Full-service real estate company
Bellwether Printing 301-834-5389
310 Souder Road, Brunswick 21716 grayscale@verizon.net Commercial printing Ellis Burruss
Chris Lucas State Farm Insurance
301-696-1515
201 E. Potomac St., Brunswick chris@lucassf.com Chris Lucas
David T. Caines, CPA
301-834-7176
101 W. Potomac Street, Brunswick david@cainescpa.com cainescpa.com Certified Public Accountant
DemirayINK
202-744-2948
106 N. Market St., Suite C, Frederick 21701 sonia@demirayink.com demirayink.com Sonia Demiray
Dry House Restoration 301-662-8680
5702 Industry Lane, B-21, Frederick 21704 spectrum@dryhouserestoration.com Josh Lawson
Emmanuel Technology Consulting 301-524-5271
wwarren@etc-md.com etc-md.com William Warren
H. Bruce Funk, CPA, PC 301-834-4829
805 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick 21716 jben1955@aol.com hbrucefunkcpa.com Tax services H. Bruce Funk
Illumine8 Marketing & PR 301-200-8945
25 E. Fourth St., Frederick 21701 solutions@illumine8.com www.illumine8.com Christina May
Imperial Media 240-549-2199, 301-366-9708
1205 N. East Street, Frederick 21701 adrian.h@imperialmediapro.com www.imperialmediapro.com Digital Media Specialist Serving Consumers and Businesses in the DMV Metro. Adrian Hawkins
James E. George, CPA, PA 301-473-4445
4014-B Mountville Road, Jefferson 21755 frontdesk@jgeorgecpa.com www.jgeorgecpa.com Small business specialists James George
Liberty Mutual Insurance 724-822-6071
5283 Corporate Dr., Suite 302, Frederick Crystal.Collins@LibertyMutual.com libertymutual.com Crystal Collins
American Legion (Steadman Keenan Post 96) 301-834-8121
18 South Maple, Brunswick, MD 21716 www.brunswickpost96.com Commander@brunswickpost96.org
BEACON 301-834-9718
7 South Maryland Ave., Brunswick 21716 brunswickbeacon.org treasurer@brunswickbeacon.org Shirley Shores
Chamber Member
Brunswick Heritage Museum 301-834-7100
40 West Potomac St., Brunswick 21716 www.brrm.net President@brunswickmuseum.org James Castle
Brunswick Library (Frederick County Public Libraries) 301-600-7255
915 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick, MD 21716 www.fcpl.org jdiaz@frederickcountymd.gov Jenny Diaz
Brunswick Main Street 301-834-5591
8 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick, MD 21716 www.brunswickmainstreet.org brunswickms@gmail.com Sophie Smith
City of Brunswick 301-834-7500
1 West Potomac St., Brunswick, MD 21716 www.brunswickmd.gov CityHall@BrunswickMD.gov Dave Dunn, City Administrator
401 Central Ave., Brunswick, MD 21716 foe1136secretary@comcast.net Aerie Contact: Paul J. Armstrong, secretary
401 Central Ave., Brunswick, MD 21716 foe11361a@icloud.net Auxiliary Contact: Sharon L. Carey, secretary
Friends of the Brunswick Library 240-285-9583
www.brunswicklibraryfriends.com FOLBrunswick@gmail.com
Smoketown Rotary of Brunswick, MD 240-405-8538
P. O. Box 84, Brunswick, MD 21716 www.smoketownrotary.com smoketownrotaryclub@gmail.com Ernie Stepoulos
2022: A LOOK AT Brunswick Main Street
Brunswick Main Street, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, is part of Main Street America, a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation that supports communities in their efforts to revitalize struggling downtowns while retaining their unique, historic characters.
One of the greatest issues currently facing downtown Brunswick is a lack of turn-key commercial real estate. There is no shortage of small business entrepreneurs interested in locating in Brunswick. What hampers them is a lack of code-compliant properties and rental spaces that won’t cost a start-up a fortune in rehabilitation costs.
Brunswick Main Street and the City of Brunswick work in concert to address this challenge. Brunswick Main Street offers the Façade and Interior Improvement grant, an annual pot of around $50,000 to help Main Street district residential and commercial property owners and business owners afford structural improvements. This money has put new windows, roofing, flooring, electrical, and HVAC systems (and more) into many of downtown Brunswick’s buildings. Such grant funds work in tandem with City initiatives to purchase neglected spaces and resell them to committed buyers at reasonable market rates. Brunswick Main Street celebrates and supports the dedicated business owners who are committed to working downtown. In addition to the Facade & Interior Improvement grant, Main Street uses the power of its volunteers to secure additional grant funding and make it available to business owners to address what they’ve identified as some of their biggest challenges: COVID relief, marketing, and staffing. In the last year, Brunswick Main Street launched a downtown gift card program that makes it easy to make purchases at multiple participating businesses. BMS then bolstered card sales by securing matching grant funds to attract shoppers downtown and help their dollars go further.
Brunswick Main Street also embraces as part of its strategy promotion and event creation driven by three of our greatest community strengths: outdoor recreation, heritage tourism, and the arts. From Cyclist Welcome bags and the Downtown History Challenge walking tour to community events like Bike to Work Day, the Brunswick Farmers’ Market & After-Market Music, Milton Frech Jr. Potomac Street Mile, and Downtown Holiday Marketplace, BMS sponsors multiple reasons for visitors and residents alike to enjoy what we have to offer. By working together, we can show the world why downtown Brunswick is a great place to live, work, shop, and play. To learn more about Brunswick Main Street, what’s going on, and how you can get involved go to www. brunswickmainstreet.org.REET.ORG.
