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BEM | books & more
Bookstore and cafe opened in October 2025 by sisters Gabrielle and Danielle Davenport, stocking cookbooks and memoirs by Black authors and serving coffee, beer and wine.
Named as a Black-owned business by a trusted local source (see source). Hours change, so call or check the website before you go. Know something we should update? Tell us.
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