Colleen and Tyler Wittig Are ‘Syked’
Husband-and-wife entrepreneurial team Colleen and Tyler Wittig were on staff together at the Market Tavern in Sykesville for seven years before they decided to make their pitch and take over the business from the previous owners. They re-opened in January 2023 as The Local Motive with help from younger brother-in-law Mike Wittig, and it’s been all aboard and full steam ahead ever since.
“We are a cocktail bar in Sykesville,” Colleen declared, in a recent phone interview with the Beverage Journal. “It’s a cute, little town and there is not too much around like us, except for a staple restaurant and pub, E W Beck’s that has been around for 30 years. We just thought our charming Main Street needed a little more! There is a distillery and a small wine shop. But having a cocktail bar that serves light fare like sandwiches and salads just adds to the whole vibe of the street, I think.”