Towne Spotlight Local

 UM Urgent Care Opens in Kent Island

The University of Maryland Medical System recently opened its newest University of Maryland Urgent Care (UMUC) location, located in the Kent Town Market Shopping Center off Maryland Route 50 (25 Kent Town Market, Suite 100A in Chester). The opening of UMUC’s Kent Island location is long overdue and fills a much-needed void for health care in Queen Anne’s County. The site is more than 4,400 square-feet, will employ approximately 20 local residents, and plans on providing care to over 12,000 patients annually. This is UMUC’s third location on the Eastern Shore, with centers already serving patients in Denton and Easton. Learn more at umurgentCare.com.

ADU, Your Appliance Source Celebrates 40th Anniversary

Thomas Oliff opened ADU (Appliance Distributors Unlimited) in 1982. His flagship store in Takoma Park, Maryland, was so successful that he opened other locations and expanded manufacturers to encompass over forty different brands of appliances. After his passing in 2017, his daughters merged their three Appliance Source showrooms with his five ADU showrooms and rebranded as one company. With a vision to preserve Tom’s legacy focusing on the builder market and keep the goal of providing an excellent customer experience, they with their leadership team (VP of business development Wally Hines III, VP of Finance Nick Olenski, and VP of sales Chris Kozimor) rebranded ADU. ADU now has eight well-appointed showrooms which serve Maryland, Washington, D.C, Northern Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Delaware and carry over 50 brands. Congratulations! Learn more at adu.com.

 TIDEWATER INN’S GRAND REOPENING OF TERRASSE SPA

Tidewater Inn in Easton held a grand reopening and official ribbon cutting of Terrasse Spa on May 19. Terrasse Spa is located inside the Tidewater Inn and initially opened in June 2020 in the midst of the global pandemic. “It is time to come together as a community and truly celebrate Terrasse Spa as we officially open our doors to neighbors and guests,” said Steve Book, Director of Operations. Terrasse Spa features four treatment rooms offering the finest treatments including restorative massage, rejuvenating facials, and invigorating body treatments. The Tidewater Inn had the vision to create a spa destination that awakens the senses by combining tranquility, relaxation, and hospitality for locals and hotel guests. Learn more at tidewaterinn.com/terrasse-spa.

 CBMM President Honored

Kristen Greenaway, President & CEO of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (right), was honored by the National Maritime Historical Society and its 11th annual National Maritime Awards dinner in Washington, D.C., on April 27. Greenaway, along with Lonnie G. Bunch III, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, and Dr. David F. Winkler, Historian at the Naval Historical Foundation, was presented with the NMHS Distinguished Service Award during the event for her remarkable contributions to the maritime museum community, not only at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum but also for her global initiatives that have enriched maritime museums internationally. Greenaway’s award was presented to her by Laura Lott, President and CEO of the American Alliance of Museums (left). She is the first maritime museum CEO to have been given this prestigious award, an honor bestowed on some of the world’s most famous mariners. Learn more at cbmm.org.

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