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Ed and Miriam McCarter are reopening their bookstore, Special Occasions, Winston-Salem, N.C., today after a two-year hiatus, the Winston-Salem Journal reported.
The pair had shut the store in 2011 after 27 years in business, but Ed found that he needed "something to do," he told the paper. "Finally, I just decided I would open back up and do what I've been doing."
The new Special Occasions is across the street from its former location and will now sell used and rare books as well as new books. The old Special Occasions was one of the few black bookstores in the region and sold a variety of sidelines. The paper noted that it "was also known for providing a black Santa Claus during the holidays and selling church supplies, including choir robes."