City Commissioner-Elect Chloe Eudaly Will Close Her Bookstore

Reading Frenzy will shut its doors Jan. 1, at least for the time being.

Chloe Eudaly
By Rachel Monahan

Independent-bookstore owner Chloe Eudaly's Nov. 8 election to the Portland City Council sent shockwaves through political circles.

The surprise upset against Commissioner Steve Novick will send ripples through the Portland cultural institution she ran, too. Eudaly plans to close her shop, Reading Frenzy, which she opened in 1995 and later moved to North Mississippi Avenue. It will shut its doors Jan. 1, at least for the time being.

To follow the city's rules that prohibit a commissioner from having an outside job or owning a business, Eudaly needed to sell or close before taking office.

Her announcement is below:

 

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