Woman-Owned Bookstore and Gallery Celebrates Grand Opening

Semicolon owner, Danielle Mullen, inside of her store
Semicolon owner, Danielle Mullen, inside of her store

Woman-Owned Bookstore and Gallery Celebrates Grand Opening

Semicolon Bookstore (www.semicolonchi. com), located on 515 N Halsted Street, will celebrate its grand opening beginning on Tuesday, July 9th and going through Saturday, July 13th. Having began their soft-opening period on June 8, the store has been open to customers for shortened hours and is getting to know the neighborhood.

Created by Chicago entrepreneur, Danielle Mullen, the idea for Semicolon came from the owner’s love for reading in museums. The store provides a gallery space downstairs where interested readers can watch the artist of the month work in their gallery space.

“I wanted literature and art to kinda collide and create this experience that would further connect the two worlds- -or at least cause a lover of one to want to know more about the other,” said owner. The store will host authors for readings and artists for live installations monthly.

One of only two woman-owned bookstores in Chicago, Semicolon is the only Black woman-owned bookstore in the city, according to a press release. Soft-opening hours are available on the website (www. semicolonchi.com/hours), as well as a calendar outlining grand opening festivities.

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