"It seemed like the planets just aligned," said Donahue, noting he was able to purchase fixtures from a bookstore that was closing in Rutland, Vt., where his wife and co-owner Ginny had been born and raised. I'm not a musician so I couldn't open a jazz store." After deciding to open a bookstore, he consulted the Downtown Battle Creek Partnership, which recommended a retail incubator program. "I wanted to do something to help Battle Creek and its downtown and not compete with other businesses in any way. "I'm originally from Brooklyn, New York and I have always liked books," said Donahue, a retired physician. "The next chapter of Jim Donahue's life involves a bookstore and a desire to help the city he has called home for more than 25 years," Second Wave reported in its profile of 2,000-square-foot Battle Creek Books, which opened May 1 in Battle Creek, Mich.
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