“Three different businesses in one space.” “A culture oasis.” “A soft space.” These are just some of the ways that Camillya Masunda describes Ebony Experience, her Mint Hill business that features a curated bookstore, a tea room, and an art gallery/event space that held its grand opening on Juneteenth.

As the founder of Ebony Wine & Spirits, an internationally distributed alcohol company, Masunda is accustomed to trying new things, and now she is pursuing a new passion project inside a newly renovated space.

While Masunda has operated from the space on Matthews-Minthill Road for several years, it has recently undergone a transformation.

“This is a space that I’ve never been in before in the sense of, ‘Hey, you’re a wine and spirits company owner turned art gallery owner, now turned book

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