Business briefs

Friday, Jan. 1, 2010

Foxwell condos win award

W.M. Davis has won the Associated Builders and Contractors, Chesapeake Chapter's 2009 Excellence in Construction Award, the company has announced. The competition recognizes outstanding construction projects in Maryland.

W.M. Davis' winning entry was the Foxwell Condominiums, located on Fenwick Street within walking distance of downtown Leonardtown. The project consists of three buildings with a total of 32 luxury homes that include cherry cabinets, hardwood flooring and private balconies. The award was presented for the attention to great detail and workmanship in construction and design. Visit to www.foxwellcondominiums.com.

Linda's wins window display contest

Linda's Café won the Lexington Park Business and Community Association's first holiday window display contest, winning a $500 prize.

Competitors for the $500 prize included the second highest vote getter, Hair in the Square, along with Lexington Restaurant and Lounge, Grapevine Antiques and Collectibles, Sake Japanese Steakhouse, Mattress Corner, P.J. Auto Body, Donut Connection and Hope Place of Walden. Linda's Café garnered a 63 percent of the vote.

"We are so excited to win. Every time we looked at the blog, it appeared that we were trailing behind in second place," Linda Palchinsky, owner of Linda's Café, said in a statement. "This was so much fun for us and great for Lexington Park. And now, my staff can have a holiday party with the winnings from the competition." The party was held at the newly opened Lexington Restaurant and Lounge.

This competition was developed by Dorothy Andrews, owner/operator of Endless Summer Tanning, to be the first marketing initiative of the newly formed Lexington Park Business and Community Association. "I wanted to light up Lexington Park to show the holiday spirit of our many merchants," Andrews said. Endless Summer Tanning created a blog site for the competition and nine merchants elected to participate.

The Lexington Park Business and Community Association meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the Bay District Volunteer Fire Department social hall.

For more information, contact the Community Development Corporation, the host agency for the business association, at 240-725-5786.