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THE FOOD MAKER ~ JENEY FELTON

ALL THAT TO GO • CUMBERLAND, MD “I come from a long
line of successful black
All That To Go is a made to order fast food establishment, but women. I see myself as
don’t let the words ‘fast food’ set a percep on that conflicts
with the mouthwatering menu that owner and chef Jeney a maker as I delicately
Felton has cul vated. All That To Go is southern food and create delicious home
hospitality at its finest, and the menu is not for the indecisive. made items that make
Each week Jeney creates specials from fried chicken, to my own heart melt.”
smoked pork, to Italian sausages, and BBQ pork ribs. Let’s not Jeney Felton
forget her decadent dessert op ons, either.

THE EXPERIENCE MAKERS ~ THE ART MAKERS ~ ALEXANDRA
MANDELA AND JAMIE ECHEFU BRAWN AND MEGGIN MILLER
WHEELZUP ADVENTURES ALLY B. CERAMICS AND HOME
CUMBERLAND, MD BEFORE DAWN CUMBERLAND, MD
Wheelzup is not your average outdoor retailer “I see myself as a visual art
focusing on outdoor and spor ng goods only. educator/ar st/quilter that le the art
Instead, Wheelzup is an en re business model classroom (due to the pandemic) to
centered around community, culture, and pursue my big dream. I proudly sell THE DRINK MAKER ~
connec vity. Mandela and Jamie opened artwork and useful things for your home HAYDEN ORT-ULM
Wheelzup in April 2021 and have since that are made with a person’s hands
created a cornerstone business in the heart of and their tools.” Meggin Miller. BASECAMP COFFEE CO
downtown Cumberland that provides not CUMBERLAND, MD
only goods and retail products but Alexandra and Meggin have taken their Basecamp Co ee Co. is a small batch producer
experiences such as shu les, rentals, guided hobbies and love for the arts and turned their in Allegany County whose main role is to take
outdoor excursions, historic walking tours, passion into a full fledged business. Together, a raw product, the green co ee bean, and
and ‘Wheelzup Wednesdays,’ a community Alexandra with Ally B. Ceramics and Meggin roast it into an item that can be brewed for
wellness movement. The experiences o ered with Home Before Dawn have opened a co op tasty and energizing co ee beverages.
take advantage of the regional natural space in downtown Cumberland that focuses Founded in 2015, Basecamp is Allegany
resources and recrea onal assets within on handmade, ar san pieces, and not just their County’s first and only co ee roaster. They
Mountain Maryland’s backyard. own. Alexandra’s focus remains on ceramics strive to use as many local products as possible
and po ery, and her space also extends into
“I consider myself a guide and a workshop experiences. While Meggin’s as well as support local ar sts in the
communicator. I have been able to, beau ful sewn products and quilts are on community as is on display along the walls of
with the help of my wife and co owner, display and for sale, so too are the works of the co eeshop.
create not just a shop but a movement, over twenty five local/regional ar sans with “We aim to be the nexus of co ee
one that appreciates and looks to very specialized skill sets and talents. informa on in the area, and we try
explore the outdoors. I think we are “I want people who have my work to to facilitate a posi ve experience
creators of a machine that fulfills our enjoy it so much that it becomes part of for folks who are visi ng our area
mission of facilita ng self discovery in their everyday life. To me that’s so and for our regular customers alike.”
the outdoors.” Mandela Echefu magical.” Alexandra Brawn Hayden Ort Ulm

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