Max’s Taphouse in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood will celebrate its 40th year in business in 2025. Husband-and-wife team Ron and Gail Furman have run the business pretty much from the get-go. And when you have stayed in the bar business that long, you are sure to get many up-and-comers asking for your advice on how to succeed.
Ron Furman tells them all the same thing with great emphasis: “It’s a business! It’s not a party. While you are the host, you have a great responsibility to your patrons and to your employees. You also have a responsibility to your neighborhood, and you have to honor that. It’s why my wife and I have been able to keep our business up and running for the amount of time we have. We’ve given back so much. We have worked with schools and other local organizations.”