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The Berlin Historic District Commission last Wednesday approved new signs for Gilbert’s Provisions and A Little Bit Sheepish, both of which are moving to new locations on Main Street.

By Josh Davis, Associate Editor

(Oct. 11, 2018) Two Berlin businesses discussed moving locations during a Historic District Commission meeting last Wednesday.

Gilbert’s Provisions on Commerce Street is moving to 116 North Main Street and A Little Bit Sheepish will move across the street from its original location, to 1 South Main Street.

Both businesses requested new signs and received unanimous approval from the commission.

Toby Gilbert said he would move his cheese, charcuterie and fermented goods store into the new location and reopen soon. He originally opened on 25 Commerce Street, in the rear of Bruder Home, in 2016.

“I was going to shoot for [reopening by] Oktoberfest, but I’m not going to make that,” he said, adding he hoped to reopen “not soon after.”

Gilbert said Troy Purnell, who owns the building, planned to redo the façade in February.

“When that happens, I’m going to come back [and request additional changes],” Gilbert said.

Brenda Trice opened the yarn store A Little Bit Sheepish in 2014 inside a two-story building on 2 South Main Street. She will close that location later this month.

She plans to reopen in the new location as soon as renovations of the former PNC bank on 1 South Main Street are finished. Michael Queen purchased the 4,124-square-foot building in April.

According to Trice, a photography studio will open in the second floor of her old location, and the Ocean City based Dream Weaver clothing store will fill out the first floor.