Bay Street Trading Co.

Along with the Packet we missed this one, too. But back on Sunday, August 29, Bay Street Trading Co. announced that they're calling it quits after 31 years in business at 808 Bay Street.

There's no firm end date for the book store's last chapter but it'll likely be near the end of September.

The Island Packet has a nice story about the closing and the history of the business and there's a thread on the store's Facebook page about the closing. 

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