Closings/Changes:

After more than 25 years of business in Eldersburg, the Think Oak furniture store will be moving to a new location in Manchester in mid-April.  

Once the location is vacated, there will be a full renovation to the building, including the addition of apartments on the second floor, announced Ivy Wells, Main Street Manager.

John Fitzgerald, the owner of the Main Street Trading Emporium, recently announced on the store’s Facebook page that the shop will be closing at the end of March. 

The Liberty Bike Shop, previously located at 1912 Liberty Rd, Spc 1, is now closed.

The leather shop, In Step Leather recently closed, an additional branch of this shop can still be found in Elkridge. Undersea Outfitters, which offers dive and snorkeling trips and classes, will soon take over half of the leather shop’s old location (which was 2 stores originally).   

Gypsy Systers, currently offering handmade creations, will then expand to the space where Undersea Outfitters is now located and will use the extra space to offer organic/mineral cosmetics.

Openings: 

The French Twist Cafe will open in the green building across from the Visitor Center in June of 2013.  The café and French owner Helene Taylor have already been recognized: The café was named Best Emerging Business in the 2012 Carroll County Business Awards.

The Olde Liberty Shoppe just opened at 7606 Main St. in the space that used to be Contrary Mary’s Boutique & Gift Shop. This new shop is a sister-store to the Liberty Shoppe located in Westminster.

There are few details yet but Main Street Manager Wells also announced that an Antiques and Ceramics co-op is set to open next to EW Becks and that another potential restaurant will open in the 146-year-old building that used to be the St. Barnabas Episcopal Church Parrish house.

Retail Space Available:

Retail/restaurant space is currently available for lease in the second half of the building that used to be In Step Leather.  

Retail space is also available next to Sweet Simplici-Tea.  This space is on the first floor and includes a large front display window. For more information, call Fred Gossage at (443) 695-2934.

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*Editor's Note:  This story has been updated to reflect that Think Oak furniture store will not be closing due to the retirement of its owner, Frank Davis.  Instead, the store is closing in order to move to it's new location in Manchester.  Also, In-Step Leather has a sister-location that remains open in Elkridge.