The Long Island Press recently highlighted three local companies "as they head into a new year, still beset by challenges, but hoping the wind is now at their backs." Included in the roundup was Locust Valley Bookstore in Locust Valley, N.Y., which is entering its third year in business.
"I said to myself, Who in their right mind would buy a bookstore in this environment?" owner Lisa Scully recalled. "But I wasn't scared. I really believed in it. I believe if you love something enough, you can sell it.... It excites me to get up every morning to come to the bookstore and serve customers."