

We rebuilt the building last time, so that helped. “Time to rebuild, that’s it,” Tersiguel said.


He was on the phone with a contractor Sunday night. Tersiguel's French Country Restaurant: Restaurateur Michel Tersiguel said he knew immediately that he would reopen Tersiguel's French Country Restaurant, a longtime destination restaurant for special occasions and French class field trips. “We love our town, our community but displacing our staff and clients repeatedly isn't a successful business model.” “With changing weather patterns, past and continued development and not enough flood mitigation or commitment to do the major flood prevention construction that is necessary, anything within recent paths of water would not be an option for us,” she said. While Rawlings did not rule out a return to Ellicott City off Main Street, she was clear about her requirements for the next location. Rawlings said the salon relocated to Victoria and Albert Hair Studio, at 12230 Clarksville Pike Suite J in Clarksville, for the time being. “We're evaluating all of our options and are grateful for the opportunity working inside Victoria and Albert Hair gives us to do that.” “After sixteen of our eighteen years in business on Main Street and three flash floods, we've decided it's time to move on to something else,” Rawlings said in a Facebook message. Salon Marielle: Manager Rachel Rawlings told the Sun that the salon is not planning to return to Main Street. We see this as a responsibility to pay back those who embraced us and help them rise up again.” A fundraising campaign created by AlGhatrif and his wife and co-owner, Rasha, aims to “rally all who identify with our cause to participate in this fundraising campaign to help us pay back this generous community.” And AlGhatrif plans to host up to six vendors in the cafe’s gallery space.ĪlGhatrif said the fundraiser has raised $10,000, including from Syrian-Americans throughout the country.Ī post about the fundraiser from the cafe’s Facebook page reads: “With God’s grace and with the resilient structure and operations we have established rebuilding from last flood, Syriana’s losses this time are dwarfed by the devastation to our community. In an email, AlGhatrif also described two initiatives to support fellow Ellicott City business owners.

Syriana Cafe & Gallery: Co-owner Majd AlGhatrif told the Sun that although the cafe did suffer some damage, it will be able to reopen, though it’s not clear when. Harris lives and works on Main Street at Salon Marielle and McMillan owns property on Main Street. Kali Harris, left, and Kelly McMillan, right, wait outside of the Howard County Government offices to be escorted to their properties on Main Street to gather belongings and begin to assess their damages on Tuesday, May 29, 2018. Excited to see everyone as soon as possible!” Just waiting for greenlight from the County to reopen. However, owner Mike Johnson told the Sun on June 6, “Approved to reopen by health department. The Judge’s Bench: The eatery took in more water and mud than in the 2016 storm and is currently closed, according to their Facebook page. Patrons can enter via Oella Avenue if Frederick Road is closed. The Trolley Stop: Spared much of the damage from Sunday’s storm, according to a Facebook post, the Trolley Shop remains open and is now accepting donations like toiletries and cleaning supplies for displaced neighbors. Now, she said, “We can’t fathom rebuilding.” But with the second storm arriving in less than two years, she said, it’s looking less like an isolated event and more like a pattern. “Everybody thought the flood of 2016 was a freak storm and we all thought we had time,” she said, reached by phone. ”īean Hollow Cafe: Owner Gretchen Shuey announced this week in an emotional Facebook post that her shop would be relocating to Catonsville. “No matter if we have customers or not, we’re grateful we can provide the services. “You kind of have to make the best of the situation,” she said. Kable said the store is using the slow time to do programming and retail evaluation. Linwood Boutique provides employment and training for individuals with autism and Kable said a major reason they reopened was to provide “consistency” for the store’s 12 employees.Īfter three days, the store had served four customers.
