Carlsbad Village bookstore opens in former Irish pub
- A family-run independent bookstore, Carlsbad Village Books, has opened in the former O'Sullivan's Irish Pub in Carlsbad's Old World shopping center after the space sat vacant for six years.
- The shop opened July 2 and sells children's, young adult and adult books, used books, knitting supplies and board games, filling what the owners saw as a gap in the city's independent bookstore scene.
- It has drawn large crowds after social media videos of its storybook interior racked up hundreds of thousands of views, though the owners have also faced unexpected import costs.
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The Coast News Group
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San Diego County, CA