Shallow Creek Cafe Struggling to Stay Alive
Owners of the Edgemere used bookstore and cafe hope their "labor of love" is not next in a long line of local business closures.
Sisters Laura Dernoga and Lynette Christensen are not too proud to say they need the support of the community to make their labor of love a success. The sisters, along with partner—and mother—Gail Hoffman, own Shallow Creek Bookstore Cafe on North Point Road in Edgemere. With Edgemere businesses dropping like flies recently, with the closures of Chesapeake Terrace Deli, Chewy's, Edgemere Bowl and convenience store Pantry One, Dernoga and Christensen hope theirs isn't next. But that's a very real possibility, they say. The small business has struggled to stay alive almost since opening its doors, and the continuing economic slump, along with the shuttering of RG Steel, isn't helping matters. If things don't get better, the cafe could be …
Bonnie Cunningham
7:26 am on Tuesday, November 27, 2012
I love this place! I think Wayne might have something there, at least putting more tables, maybe larger square ones along the windows and instead of the upholstered chairs have tables. The books are nice, I think, but maybe edit them down a bit for seating. more ›