Another week, another change in the normally stable retail and restaurant scene in Southbury, Connecticut. I have great news for those of us who have missed having a national bookstore in town, Barnes & Noble continues it's investment in Connecticut, a new one is coming to the Southbury Green shopping center.

it's been years since my precious Waldenbooks went under, but the Waldenbooks in the Southbury Plaza still holds a special place in my heart. Even though I lived in Waterbury, I hated going to the Waldenbooks there, the Southbury location was always so much quieter, without all of the Naugatuck Valey Mall mouth-breathers slinking by. The new Barnes & Noble Southbury will not be built in Southbury Plaza, it will be built in Southbury's other center of commerce - Southbury Green.

A new Barnes & Noble will be coming in the near future to the space currently occupied by The Gap, according to The Connecticut Scoop, and Stamford Advocate. The Southbury Green location of The Gap will permanently close sometime in the near future, and make way for a new Barnes & Noble bookstore. The Gap in Southbury Green is located right next to Shop Rite, so you will have to walk a few steps from Starbucks to get your fix. That also poses an interesting scenario, Barnes & Noble and Starbucks go hand in hand, with most locations of Barnes & Noble featuring a Starbucks at many of their 13 Connecticut locations.

Oh, I can just imagine the joy spreading throughout the many book clubs of Heritage Village.

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