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| Rendering of the new Bookmarks | |
Bookmarks, the nonprofit literary organization in Winston-Salem, N.C., that announced last fall it had found a location it wanted to turn into an independent bookstore and meeting place, will partner with Foothills Brewery, a for-profit hospitality business, "to create what they hope will be a public gathering space like no other" in the city, the Journal reported.
Ginger Hendricks, executive director of Bookmarks, signed a 10-year lease, with an option on another 10 years, in late December with Nash Building LLC to create a 4,600-square-foot bookstore and meeting place at 636½ W. Fourth St. Foothills Brewery co-owners Jamie Bartholomaus and Matt Masten are currently negotiating a lease on a contiguous space slightly southeast of the 10-year-old bar and restaurant.
"The partnership will give Bookmarks an experienced and established vendor to supply coffee, light food, beer and wine to their customers in a small cafe that will be operated by Foothills and shared by both businesses," the Journal wrote.
"It's a really cool, different partnership," architect Glenn Fulk said. "I've enjoyed seeing the success that Winston-Salem has become. When you get an indie bookstore, you have made it. To watch Bookmarks go from being nothing to being bricks and mortar--I want to be a part of that."
"We've been working with Glenn on every little detail," Hendricks said. Bookmarks plans to break ground February 1 and open in the summer.