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Where to Buy Traditional Books in the Kingstowne Area

With Book Rack on Manchester Boulevard closing, Kingstowne residents are in need of a store for those who still enjoy reading traditional books.

Unfortunately, Kingstowne's beloved store Book Rack will close its doors for good this Saturday, and local residents who enjoy traditional books will be without a locally owned bookstore to purchase books by their favorite authors. Book Rack was a sanctuary for book lovers and will be very hard to replace. However, for those of you who still purchase and read traditional books, there are some well-known chains nearby that you can visit to assuage your book-loving needs. To fulfill your reading desires, stop by Barnes & Noble in Springfield located at 6646 Loisdale Road or in Alexandria at 3651 Jefferson Davis Hwy. Although B&N lacks the homey feel of Book Rack, it makes up for it in its wide selection of books, helpful and skilled …

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Kingstowne Blockbuster Closing in March

The store currently has everything on sale, including fixtures.

The Kingstowne Blockbuster next to Giant is currently having a closing sale. Store Manager Roger L. said prices on everything in the store, including the shelves, will go down week by week until everything is sold and the store closes. The store manager said they've known the store would be closing since the end of January. Around Jan. 20, an employee previously told Patch they hadn't received word about the store closing. Roger L. said at this point, most of the good merchandise — including the TVs — is already sold. Roger L. said someone recently stopped by the location to take measurements, and he said he thinks a restaurant may take its place. He said he was not sure what restaurant will take up the space. The Blockbuster's last day of…

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Raytevia Evans

12:02 pm on Thursday, February 21, 2013

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