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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z A U G U S T 2 5 , 2 0 2 5 F O C U S G R E AT E R B A N G O R / N O R T H E R N M A I N E 17 Horne went to school in New York to study hotel, restaurant and tourism management. She started selling jewelry in 2020, in California, and decided last year to do it full-time. Her fiancé Josiah Stanley is from Maine, so Horne moved to Bangor in late 2021. e charm bar is set up as a place for customers to book parties and events. She's doing collabora- tions with other small businesses. With an Orono candlemaker, people could pick charms or jewelry and incorporate them into the candle to make a gift. "I always wanted to have a small business where I could host events and have some type of connec- tion with the community," she says. Serial entrepreneur Roscoe Witham is renovating space at 73 Main St. to open the Downtown Spot, an ice cream and grab-and-go food shop. Across the street from the Maine Discovery Museum, it's well situated to attract children and families. Grab- and-go items like lasagna and moussaka will come from Utopia, a Bangor restaurant owned by his wife Rachel. A serial entrepreneur, Witham's other endeavors include Float 207, a sensory deprivation tank and wellness center in Hermon. e decision to open an ice cream shop was simple: He was looking around the downtown and saw there wasn't one. With counters and appliances installed and fin- ish work done, the goal is to open in coming weeks. "Ideally, next summer we'd love to put in a walk- up window," he says. www.verrill-law.com Welcome to Our Growing Bangor Team Verrill continues to grow, expanding our dedication to client service and legal excellence throughout Maine. We are pleased to welcome these experienced professionals to our new Bangor office. 80 Exchange Street, Bangor, Maine Michael A. Hodgins Karen M. Holyoke Casey M. Olesen Nathaniel S. Putnam Sarah Lang Reinhart Alexandra N. Stanley Matthew S. Raynes C O N T I N U E D O N F O L L OW I N G PA G E » P H O T O / L A U R I E S C H R E I B E R I always wanted to have a small business where I could host events and have some type of connection with the community. — Jazmine Horne Dream in Gold Jewelry Roscoe Witham is preparing to open the Downtown Spot, an ice cream and grab-and-go food shop, with items like moussaka from his wife's Bangor restaurant Utopia.