The Whirligig bookstore has reopened on Water Street in Shelburne under new ownership and is one of several businesses to recently set up shop in the downtown. KATHY JOHNSONThe fallout from the pandemic is proving to be a win for downtown Shelburne, with new businesses setting up shop in the historic South Shore community.
“It’s been an amazing community especially since restrictions have been lifted and there’s this great combination of people who are from here, those of us who have come back or are from somewhere else," she adds."We all just want the same thing: to boost the economy, to make Shelburne a tourist location again. It already is, really, but to build it up again. I’m really thrilled to be a part of that.
Sands has “a little bit of everything” on her shelves. “It seems like mysteries go quickly. I have a lot of mystery, suspense, thrillers, regular fiction and literary fiction, a Canadiana section and a local interest section and I’m working on my rare book section,” she says. Pippy has studied tourism management at the NSCC and worked in the restaurant hospitality industry for seven years before opening The Emerald Light in June.Brendan Pippy is the owner/operator of The Emerald Light kitchen and bar, one of several new businesses to recently open in downtown Shelburne. KATHY JOHNSON - Kathy Johnson
Pippy opened the Emerald Light on June 13. Its name is based on the folklore of colored doors. A green door represents traditional values of support for family, harmony among friends and contributing to a developing and prosperous community, says Pippy. “Everything I stand for,” he says.
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