Wet weather helps or hinders metro Denver businesses [Video]

DENVER — A decades-old Denver bookstore is back open after a grand reopening on a chilly, wet day Saturday.

The Bookies is now in a stand-alone building at the corner of South Holly Street and East Evans Avenue, after 40 years on East Mississippi Avenue.

“It’s a big move,” said Nicole Sullivan. “We’re very optimistic about the future.”

The new store is on the site of an old fireplace store, which has allowed them to create more cozy reading opportunities, according to Sullivan.

They needed the fireplaces Saturday, as freezing rain and snow poured outside the store for much of the day.

That didn’t stop dozens of customers from coming in to check out the new location.

“When I first saw the pouring rain and the snow …