Chanel Bush’s lifelong dream of opening a bookstore started by picking a color.

It took years to bring focus to her vision for The Viridian Bookshop . A career in the film industry alongside her partner Joseph Legion Slade dominated her days, but books remained a deep passion. When the couple moved to Willowick four years ago, they quickly became integrated into their local community of bookworms.

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And when the building at 4081 Erie St. in Downtown Willoughby — formerly Eastside Relics antique shop — opened up last September, they felt a calling to create the “third space” that they and their neighbors always wanted. In an area flourishing with small businesses like Etc. on Erie , Barktown and Chagrin River

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