An independent bookstore in Vienna will relocate within the next year after its owner purchased a building nearby.
After 10 years of leasing its current storefront at 110 Church Street NW, it was time to find a permanent home for Bards Alley Bookshop, owner Jennifer Morrow announced today (Wednesday).
Morrow found that in 103 Church Street NE, which is a two-minute walk away from the current shop. She purchased the building for $1.5 million earlier this month, giving it new life after the previous occupant of 55 years — John Edwards Hair Design — closed upon owner John Kurcina’s retirement in mid-January…