Hi Gina, I also use the Home Depot, and Falkenhan's in Hampden. But to have a hardware/garden supply store within walking distance... Heaven! I would also love to see a thriving business in that beautiful old building.
Thanks! Kathleen P.S. Hint: I bought a rotary push lawn mower from an Ace Hardware store a few years back. I bet they'd be popular with our green-minded neighbors with small backyards...! On Thursday, January 08, 2009, at 10:25PM, "David Kinzer" <davidkin...@gmail.com> wrote: >Hi Gina, > >I agree with Brad. It would be great to have you in the neighborhood. I >know that many of the homeowners on my block are always renovating or >updating their homes to some extent. I certainly have a long list of >intended renovations and upgrades. Like Brad, I currently shop at the Home >Depot on Perring Parkway but would gladly switch to a local business. > >Best, >David > >2009/1/8 Schlegel, William B CW4 RES USAR USARC < >william.schle...@us.army.mil> > >> Gina, >> >> It has been over 15 years since a community-based hardware store has been >> in the Greater Waverly area. I encourage you to pursue this opportunity and >> hope you will hear from other members of the community, as well. Have you >> been in touch with the Waverly Main Street Coordinator, Laura Kindseth? >> >> I shop at the Home Depot on Perring Pkwy and get plants at the Waverly >> Farmer's market and another small nursery on Walther Blvd - Walther >> Gardens. there are a few small hardware stores in Hampden, but none left on >> Greenmount Avenue, where there had been two as recently as 1993. >> >> Please Reply To All My E-Mail Addresses ! >> >> Sincerely, >> >> W. Brad Schlegel >> Block Captain - EGLSCA >> 1552 Oakridge Road >> Baltimore, MD 21218-2228 >> >> 410-467-1933 - H >> 410-962-9506 - W and Voice Mail >> william.schle...@us.army.mil, brad.schle...@irs.gov, schleg...@mi.army.mil >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> *From:* Efa Ahmed-Williams <shadesofbeauty2...@yahoo.com> >> *To:* ednorgardenslakeside21...@i-neighbors.org >> *Sent:* Thursday, January 08, 2009 10:19 PM >> *Subject:* Re: [I-NEIGHBORS] Your Feedback Is Sought Regarding Opening A >> Local Hardware Store >> >> If prices are good (competitive with larger chain stores) and you have a >> variety of items including flowers and gardening supplies the store would be >> a good addition to our neighborhood. >> >> *Peace,* >> *Efa* >> >> >> --- On *Wed, 1/7/09, JOSEPH STEWART <jstew...@dat.state.md.us>* wrote: >> >> From: JOSEPH STEWART <jstew...@dat.state.md.us> >> Subject: Your Feedback Is Sought Regarding Opening A Local Hardware Store >> To: ednorgardenslakeside21...@i-neighbors.org >> Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 1:34 PM >> >> Dear Community members, >> >> Hello. My name is Gina Schaefer and along with my husband, Marc >> Friedman, and associate, John Elliot, own Federal Hill Ace Hardware on >> Light Street. We opened that location almost two years ago and love >> being in the Federal Hill community. >> >> We have been presented with the opportunity to open a second location >> in Waverly in the old Post Office (Blockbuster) space and are interested >> in getting some feedback from you. >> >> You can read more about us by visiting www.acehardwareDC.com but I will >> also give you a few tidbits of information. >> >> We are members of the Ace Hardware co-operative which makes us >> independently owned and operated yet gives us a larger buying group to >> work within. We currently own five stores and try very hard to become a >> destination location in each of those neighborhoods. We carry more >> than 20,000 items and have access to many, many more. We divide our >> stores into the following departments; lawn & garden, paint & cleaning, >> electrical, plumbing, housewares, and hardware. We love to adapt our >> products to our neighborhoods' needs and will bring in almost any items >> that are requested by our customers. >> >> As we continue to do the research necessary to determine if this >> location is a good fit for us, we welcome any comments (both positive >> and negative) that you might have. >> >> I'm curious where everyone currently shops for their hardware and >> housewares items? Where are you buying things like plant pots, mulch, >> etc. Do you think the neighborhood would enjoy having a community >> hardware store? Are there still enough renovations going on to sustain >> a large store? >> >> Please feel free to email me at g...@acehardwaredc.com. I look forward >> to hearing from you. >> >> Sincerely, >> >> Gina Schaefer >> >> >> >> Owner of a "few cool hardware stores" >> 202-682-4517 (work) >> 202-246-3450 (cell) >> >> Now you can shop our stores on-line! Visit www.acehardwaredc.com >> You're not a clone, why shop at one? >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Chat mailing list >> Chat@charlesvillage.info >> http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info >> archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/ >> > _______________________________________________ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/