Good news: Amazon saved

Amazon bookstore (no not Amazon.com) has been saved at the last minute as it prepared to shut its doors permanently. Earlier this spring we learned that the long-standing Minneapolis feminist bookstore was up for sale. The Minneapolis institution has struggled over the past several years. The employee-owners were ready to move on and had begun a search to find a new owner. Several prospective buyers expressed interest, but nothing came through.

I was in the store about two weeks ago. They had a going out of business sale for their entire stock. I asked the manager, Barb, how long they were going to keep their doors open and she told me they'd finish up by the end of the month. She told me she hoped that maybe whoever took over the lease might open a bookstore because it would be great for the neighborhood.

Amy Goetzman at Minn Post tells the story of how a buyer came through at the last minute. The new owner has lots of plans, including the possibility of changing it's name. Those worried that it will lose it's feminist edge may take some comfort that the new owner, Ruta Skujins, owns "two lesbian publishing houses."

So, sometimes good things happen. One suggestion I would have for a new name would be The Phoenix, because it has arisen from its own ashes.