University of Virginia students take over operating 50 year old corner bookstore

Young'uns steppin' up!

A Corner bookstore that’s been open for 50 years will now stay open, thanks to a group of UVA students.

“I'm glad somebody's taking it over to kind of carry it on. Because I do think the university area needs a bookstore,” said Paul Collinge, owner of Heartwood Books.

Collinge opened Heartwood Books in 1975, and he said with the pressure for property on the Corner, there was a real risk of having to close the store. However, a group of UVA students stepped in and took the initiative to save the store and run it themselves.