![]() ![]() The Phoenix will operate as normal through March 31. My first hire was a gorgeous waitress who is now my wife of 20 years and mother of my two sons," said Hemmis. I took that job at Ellicott Mills Brewing Company and the rest is history. My mother had to navigate me into town reading from a paper map book while I listened on my flip phone. I had been to Ellicott City once before, on a date in college. "In February of 1997 I answered a newspaper job listing for a bar manager at a new brewery in Ellicott City. His purchase of the brewing company brings his Ellicott City experience full circle. The chef/owner Richard Winter will retire following the transition. It gives us the opportunity to hire more people and retain the employees from both restaurants," said Hemmis.īrewing Company Co-Owner Timothy Kendzierski and the management team will stay on as they navigate the merging of these two iconic Ellicott City businesses and will remain as they take the new venture into the future. "It's 3 stories, got 132 seats in the restaurant so it's a larger spot than where we are right now which is actually wonderful. So effective January 1, he is operating both. The opportunity came up to buy Ellicott Mills Brewing Company, just up at the top of Main Street. My younger son, we announced his birth on the window so it's been quite a journey."īut the journey is not ending, just changing. My oldest son was 10 months old when I bought The Phoenix. "My children were raised in this building. The floods of 20 have taken a financial, physical, and emotional toll on my family, our staff, and all of our families, friends, and community that we continue to process to this very day. I love Ellicott City and cannot fathom the possibility of the Phoenix not being on Main Street. "Owning the Phoenix has defined my professional career. They rebuilt after three floods and it became part of his family. The Phoenix has been a staple on Lower Main Street for 40 years. It's the last of 10 buildings the county is buying as part of County Executive Calvin Ball's Safe and Sound plan to prevent flash flooding like in 20.īut it's a tough pill for Hemmis to swallow. ELLICOTT CITY, Md - Plans are moving forward in the new year to prevent the kind of devastating flooding Ellicott City saw twice in two years, but it's bittersweet news for the town and one business owner.Īfter operating The Phoenix Emporium for 18 years, owner Mark Hemmis has agreed to sell it to Howard County. ![]()
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