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Aria Spa ~ Chesapeake Healing Arts
Owner: Aurora Youngs
Hours: M-Th 10am-6pm; F 10am-5pm; Sa 9am-3pm; and by appt.
Huntingtown North Center • Huntingtown
410-286-3030 • www.ariaspa.net
Just one year old, Aria Spa is Calvert County’s first holistic spa. In a beautiful, serene environment, Aria offers massage and energy therapies, specialty facials, body wraps, body polishes and packages.
“We emphasize natural treatments and products to enhance beauty from within,” says owner Aurora Youngs. “Our background is founded in the principles of honoring the connection of the mind-body-spirit of each individual.”
Chesapeake Healing Arts is the flagship wellness center where Aria Spa first began, offering comprehensive holistic services in 1998. Their Prince Frederick office provides naturopathy, acupuncture and hypnotherapy.
Invest in your personal well-being by giving back to yourself with a balanced lifestyle.
“In these stressed, hectic days, we miss out on experiencing the simple beauty of our body, mind and spirit,” says Youngs. “Love life again by awakening your senses and renewing your vitality with a massage, facial or acupuncture.”
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 Baysmart Gardening
Owner: Alice Neily Mutch
Hours: Call anytime
1754 Birdbrook Trail • Annapolis
410 841 6202 • 410 353 3861
www.BaySmartGardening.com
Make your yard beautiful and beneficial to the Bay. Baysmart Gardening emphasizes ecological-minded landscapes, including Bay-friendly restoration of both shoreline and inland properties.
Master Gardener Alice Neily Mutch is certified as a Habitat Steward by the National Wildlife Federation. She specializes in native landscaping as well as erosion control and shoreline restoration. Her designs balance the ecosystem, resist drought and disease, use less water and save you money — all with less maintenance.
Guided by recommendations from the Chesapeake Bay Trust, Scenic Rivers Land Trust, Native Plant Society and others, Baysmart Gardening plans provide habitat for wildlife by utilizing native plants. They also turn storm water into garden water, thus reducing and filtering runoff.
Baysmart Gardening offers you new, sustainable choices not previously available. Call today for a consultation.
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 Slim and Tone
Owner: Michelle Krygier
Hours: M-F 8am-8pm; Sa 8am-Noon
9132B Bay Ave • North Beach
410-286-2572
www.slimandtone.com
Slim and Tone offers a 30-minute workout combining cardio and strength training in a friendly and beautiful environment. Hydraulic equipment automatically adjusts to your fitness level with nine resistance settings to help ensure that you won’t plateau. It’s also designed to prevent soreness so you can work out as often as you like. Machines are top of the line and have been ergonomically designed to support correct spinal posture while you work out.
Slim and Tone also offers belly dancing classes and state-of-the-art metabolic testing. Also available to help you feel and look your best are nutrition and weight loss products.
Slim and Tone staff are available to help you along the way to overall wellness.
“Let us show you how to move more, eat right and celebrate life,” says owner Michelle Krygier.
Take up their offer by calling to schedule your free trial workout.
“After a Slim and Tone workout, women feel invigorated, and have much more energy and self-confidence,” says Krygier.
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 Long & Foster; Carol E. Cook, Associate Broker
Hours: Call Anytime
Gateway Center, Suite 103, 10020 Southern Maryland Blvd. • Dunkirk
301-449-1703 • 301-706-7553
Buying or selling, Associate Broker Carol E. Cook bases her business on exceeding the expectations of her customers.
With over 30 years in the real estate profession, Cook says, “I’m well versed in all aspects of a real estate transaction.”
Her knowledge of the area gives her an edge in helping clients find the right house or the right buyer. What’s more, her approach is systematic, so she help you put your decision in perspective.
When selecting a real estate agent, Cook suggests speaking to at least three agents so that you will have a basis for comparison. She would like to have the opportunity to be one of those agents.
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 Lord Calverton Bowling Center
Owner: Susan Collier
Hours: M-Th 11am-11pm; FSa 11am-1am; Su 11am-10pm
2275 Solomons Island Rd. • Huntingtown
410-535-3560 • www.lordcalvertbowl.com
Lord Calvert Bowling Center makes bowling easy for everybody, keeping you fit and having fun even in the cold months. We are handicapped accessible, and homeschoolers can bowl for sport credits. But you don’t have to do the math, because scorekeeping is computerized.
Visit us Friday and Saturday for Rock and Bowl nights when the lanes, tables and balls glow under blacklights, show lights flicker and the music plays on and on.
As you play, enjoy deli-style food and drink at our grill or our full-service bar and lounge.
We host all types of parties: birthday and office parties; family reunions; wedding, engagement and baby showers.
You join in the fun while we do the work.
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 Chesapeake Arts Center
Executive Director: David Jones
Hours: M-F 10am-6pm
194 Hammonds Lane • Brooklyn Park • 410-636-6597 • www.chesapeakearts.org
This fall, discover Chesapeake Arts Center, the crossroads where literary, visual and performing arts converge. Chesapeake Arts Center is a multi-purpose facility dedicated to bringing arts to people of all ages in classes, exhibits and performance. Located in northern Anne Arundel County, just south of Baltimore, it houses a 900-seat main stage and a 110-seat studio theater. Visit to see a murder-mystery show, a musical, a big-band concert, a dance recital or perform on stage yourself. Upcoming shows include Maryland Youth Symphony Orchestra’s holiday show and Celtic Christmas.
Immerse yourself in visual art, too. Admire local Chesapeake artists’ exhibits, learn how to throw a pot, discover art or introduce your children through classes. The three-year-old Chesapeake Arts Center boasts gallery space, a ceramics lab, dance studios, music rooms, resident artists’ studios and many instructional classrooms.
“It’s a hidden gem in northern Anne Arundel County,” says executive director David Jones. “In all aspects of the arts — theatre, dance and visual — Chesapeake Arts Center has something for everyone.”
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 Sneade’s Ace Home Center
Owner: Dave & Lynne Sneade
Hours: M-F 7am-7pm; Sa 8am-5pm; Su 9am-3pm
Rte. 260 & Boyds Turn Rd. • Owings • 301-855-8120
11861 H.G. Trueman Rd. • Lusby • 410-326-3222
www.sneades.com
Use these cooler fall and winter months to get your indoor home improvement projects done and prepare for Christmas. Your first stop is Sneade’s Ace Home Centers in Owings and Lusby, your local ACE stores for all your hardware and holiday decorating needs.
You’ll find everything a comfortable, well-maintained home needs, from paint to doors to outdoor decorations. Sneade’s sells tools for every project — from new shelves to finishing the basement to building a shed for tool storage in the winter months. Stay warm and safe this winter with heaters of all types, wood pellets for stoves, salt and ice melt, snow shovel and gloves. Sneade’s also has holiday decorations: interior and exterior lights, ornaments, wrapping paper and village porcelain houses for wintertime scenes.
You’ll find covered drive-thru lumber yards at both locations and a helpful lumber staff to load your orders.
Sneade’s counts personal service among their biggest plusses. Their Helpful Hardware Folks will help you choose the right products for your project. Sneade’s can also sharpen your saw and other tools or refill your gas grill’s propane tank while you shop.
Their Helpful Hardware Club also saves you money: To date, Sneade’s in Owings and Lusby has issued more than $300,000 in rewards certificates to loyal customers. Another advantage you’ll find at Sneade’s is easy return on products.
Come November, weekday hours are extended until 8:00pm for your shopping convenience.
Southern Maryland residents can find helpful hardware advice and guidance with new on-line shopping feature. On-line shopping expands the local store’s selection in dozens of categories. View and purchase tens of thousands of products, through acehardware.com. Save 70 percent on shipping to your local Sneade’s Ace Home Center.
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Floor Systems
Owners: Roger and Bill Murphy
Hours: M-F 8am-6pm; Sa 8am-4pm
15 Oxford Way • Huntingtown North Ctr • Huntingtown • 301-855-0233 • www.floorsystems.net
Make sure you’re walking on beautiful and quality flooring this winter with Floor Systems. Along with new products like Wicander’s cork flooring, Floor Systems carries hardwood, granite, Berber and plush carpet, laminate and marble flooring. Floor Systems also carries a wide stock of ceramic tile for both floors and walls.
Professional, knowledgeable and creative sales reps are in-store to consult on all your flooring needs.
Floor Systems is with you every step of the way. Start by browsing their wide showroom selection and take samples home to see how they suit your decor. Or a customer service rep will select and bring samples to your home. Professional staff will measure your flooring dimensions and help you decide on the best flooring for your lifestyle. Complete installation by Floor Systems means you’ll soon be living on and enjoying your new floor.
Hearing from happy customers who feel good about their homes and knowing they helped customers turn vision into reality is what owners Roger and Bill Murphy say that they enjoy the most.
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 Norma Courtois, Realtor®
Century 21 H.T. Brown
Hours: 7 Days a Week
5801 Deale Churchton Rd • Deale • 410-353-0474 • www.dealerealestate.com
Norma Courtois lists and sells residential property, specializing in Southern Anne Arundel County and Northern Calvert County. Norma has over 15 years experience and has sold and settled hundreds of homes in the area. This vast amount of knowledge and expertise sets her apart from other agents.
“I enjoy meeting new clients and talking about the area and all it has to offer,” Norma says. “My job is not to sell a home; it is to bring a client and their dream home together through good advice and counseling.”
The market is very brisk at this time, but as always, Norma advises, you should price your home properly and you should hire a local, licensed Realtor.
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 Coffee, Tea & Whimsey
Owners: Ann Ashcraft and Susan Burton
Hours: Daily 10am-6pm
4109 7th St.,North Beach
410-286-0000
Coffee, Tea & Whimsey is a funky little gift shop in North Beach. Among their whimseys, you’ll find light-hearted women’s accessories — jewelry, purses, scarves; Leanin’ Tree cards; and such home-comfort touches as Trapp candles, hanging or stationary feeders to entice birds to your autumn and winter garden; and custom gift baskets as well as coffee, tea and all you need to enjoy them artfully.
Interior decorating and lighting are here too, as well as free gift wrap and an easy layaway plan. It all comes together in such a friendly atmosphere that Coffee, Tea & Whimsey has become one of the community centers in North Beach for visiting as well as shopping. Choose from an array of imported teas, or enjoy a coffee or latte.
Tiaras, boas and red hat society accessories are just some of the faciful items you’ll find while browsing at Coffee, Tea & Whimsey, as well as bath teas, essential oils and soaps.
Visit, excite your curiosity — and return often.
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 Body Connection
Owner: Dana Funicelli
Hours: M-F 10am-7pm; Sa 10am-5pm
2521 Riva Rd. • Annapolis • 410-224-4107 www.bodyconnectioninc.com
Get ready for the holiday season with Body Connection, an Annapolis wellness day spa. Here you’ll find unique inch-loss body wraps, massage, facials, airbrush tanning, tanning beds, temporary tattoos, steam saunas, waxing and body-polish treatments. You’ll also find products, from accelerating inch-loss cream to collagen refirming gel for fine lines and wrinkles, to help you maintain the good effects of your detoxifying wraps at home.
A friendly, at-home atmosphere makes Body Connection a place to unwind, pamper yourself and look your best.
Owner Dana Funicelli began the business three years ago, because of her love for body wraps and what they can do for health and fitness.
“And I want to help people live healthier lives,” says Funicelli, who finds joy in seeing you reach your health goals.
Body Connection is here to take you to those goals.
“Set realistic goals for yourself,” says Funicelli. “Remember that changing one thing today can reap a lifetime of benefits.”
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 Skipper’s Pier
Owners: John and Raye Price
Hours: Open Noon daily; Closed Mon; After Nov. 6: Open 8am daily
6158 Drum Point Rd. • Deale
410-867-7110 • www.skipperspier.com
Skipper’s Pier, an authentic Chesapeake Bay crab house, boasts views of Rockhold Creek and Herring Bay. You know it in summer as a destination by land or water, where you can eat or drink three ways — in the open air, by picture windows or under a roof — all at the water’s edge.
Now you can enjoy those views all year long. Come November, you can breakfast, lunch or dine under the new glass-enclosed pavilion. The pavilion with fireplace is also a great spot to enjoy dinner outdoors without a chill or host a waterfront holiday party.
What’s on the menu? As well as local hard-shell blue crabs steamed to order, oysters and cream of crab soup are served up with pride. All year long, Skippers serves fresh fish and steak, chicken and pasta.
Now, a brand new breakfast menu invites you in even earlier.
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 Distinctive Dental & Facial Enhancement Center
(formerly Hustead Dental Associates)
Dr. J. W. Hustead
Hours: MWTh 8am-5pm; TuF 8am-2pm; orthodontics Tu 3-8pm
2331-E Forest Drive • Annapolis • 410-266-7441
Keep admiring your own pearly whites each time you smile this holiday season with Distinctive Dental and Facial Enhancement Center. You’ll be smiling brighter with full-service orthodontics, dental crowns, bridges or dentures. For your broader good looks, the on-staff cosmetic surgeon performs Botox injections, laser hair removal, microdermabrasion, thermage and Zoom whitening — as seen on ABC’s Extreme Makeover.
Dr. Hustead is a third-generation, dedicated dentist, and his friendly, professional staff provide you with the most up-to-date care. While they’re at work making you look better, you can relax in a massaging chair.
Is caution getting the better of your quest for better looks? Fear not. “The advancements in the dental field today are amazing compared to when my father and grandfather practiced,” says Dr. Hustead. “We make your experience as comfortable as possible.”
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