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02 Nov

Getting Out the Vote for Main Street

With Election Day less than a week away, it's not surprising that Congressional mid-term elections have been dominating the news from coast to coast. However, in two communities in the West, a vote of a different kind has been making headlines: In Davis, California, and Ravalli County, Montana, voters will be heading to the polls on November 7 to determine whether their communities open their doors to big box retailers.

Ravalli County, Montana

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02 Nov

Esowon Celebrates Grand Reopening in New Location

Esowon Books, the 18-year-old African-American bookstore, has moved to Leimert Park Village, a Los Angeles neighborhood favored by African-American businesses and cultural institutions. The store, founded and owned by James Fugate and Tom Hamilton, celebrated its grand reopening, in a 3,200-square-foot space, on October 14.

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02 Nov

Strategic Planning Survey Now Available on BookWeb

The American Booksellers Association is guided by a long-term strategic plan that reflects the expressed interests and wishes of the association's members. The ABA Board -- which is working on a new plan that will go into effect in October 2007 -- very much wants to hear from all ABA members.

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02 Nov

Conservation Community to Welcome Under the Sycamore Tree

The decade-old "conservation community" of Prairie Crossing, in Grayslake, Illinois, will soon welcome a children's bookstore to the neighborhood. Owner Jackie Harris is days away from the grand opening of Under the Sycamore Tree Bookstore, a 2,800-square-foot store on the ground level of a new building in the development's Station Square. Several other specialty shops and a cafe are also opening shortly.

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