Former Couth Buzzard owner Gerry Lovchik (left) and manager Theo Dzielak (right) pose with new partner Penny Wight of Espresso Buono outside their new space in September.
Couth Buzzard Used Books, the Greenwood store that closed its doors in September 2008, is hoping to reopen Dec. 16, but the owners need a little volunteer help to get ready.
Owner Theo Dzielak said in an email that they could use help sorting and shelving thousands of books.
Couth Buzzard purchased 6,000 unsold books from Ballard's Epilogue Books when that store closed earlier this year.
Couth Buzzard closed when it lost its lease on its Greenwood Avenue location. But, teaming up with Lynwood's Espresso Buono Coffee and Cafe has allowed the former owner and manager to reopen at 8310 Greenwood Ave. N.
The new store will be a bookstore and cafe with a space for community meetings and live events.
"The store looks great – a blend of that old Couth 60s funk and Italian cafe, Dzlieak said in the email. "What a marriage."
The Dec. 16 opening date is tentative because the New Couth Buzzard Books Espresso Buono Cafe must first pass a final health inspection.
If any neighbors are available to help stock books this week, they should call the store at 206.436.2960 or Dzielak at 206.418.9522. This weekend, Dec. 12 and Dec. 13, will be all-day work parties.
