Woman-Owned Bookstore and Gallery Celebrates Grand Opening
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.
Latest Stories
- Illinois Lottery Launches CASH POP, a New Draw Game Where Just One Number Can Win
- As Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Breast Cancer Awareness Month End, Englewood Family Scarred by Both Holds Vigil on a Street in the Neighborhood They Have Called Home for More Than 50 Years
- Two-year pilot will bring mobile testing directly to families in six neighborhoods where many children ages 1 to 3 have not been tested
- As pink ribbons come down, keep paying attention to your breast health
- RE: Hospitalization of Calumet City Mayor and Illinois State Representative Thaddeus M. Jones
Latest Podcast
Civic and Chicago Politics
