LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A former bar in Louisville's Shelby Park neighborhood is now open as the city's first bookstore bar and cafe.

Nook and Nowhere opened Thursday at 1149 S. Shelby Street where Trouble Bar used to be, our partners at Louisville Business First reported the plan last month.

The space was formerly occupied by Trouble Bar, but the owners of Nook and Nowhere — Nicole Stipp and Kaitlyn Soligan-Owens — are the same. They said they started to see a lot of book-lovers come to the bar, so they turned it into a whole concept.

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