On December 31, breathe bookstore café, Baltimore, Md., will close. Longtime owner Susan Weis-Bohlen had put the business up for sale during the summer. Mary and John Wortman, who run Dangerously Delicious in Canton, are opening Dangerously Delicious Pies in breathe's space this January.
Announcing the change in her e-mail newsletter, Weis-Bohlen wrote: "While it is the end of an era (a decade!) for breathe books, I am very excited for Mary and John. They love the space, the vibes, the karma we have created over the past 10 years here."
Her new business, Susan's Kitchen and breathe Ayurveda, will operate out of her home in Reisterstown, where she moved earlier this year: "We may in the future open a storefront on Main Street, but right now we want to concentrate our efforts on creating a full schedule of classes and workshops."
Weis-Bohlen also noted that with the closing of breathe books, she "will be able to more fully concentrate on Ayurvedic and vegetarian cooking classes, Ayurvedic consultations and life-style classes, meditation and large author events. I'm sad to see breathe go but also eager to follow the path of my heart and delve deeper into Ayurveda."
