South Congress Books is latest to leave pricey neighborhood


South Congress Books will relocate in 2023 to a new location, the business announced in a Facebook post on New Year’s Eve.

The bookstore, located at 1608 S. Congress Ave., opened in summer 2011. The company's last day operating at the South Congress location will be Jan. 8, with a planned reopening at 3703 Kerbey Lane in March. The new location will be across the road from the original Kerbey Lane Cafe.

In a separate Facebook post, the store’s heads attributed the move to the rising rental…

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