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Fairway mainstay Rainy Day Books opening a second JoCo shop in Lenexa

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After more than five decades in Fairway, one Rainy Day Books will become two in Johnson County. This week, the Fairway mainstay announced plans for a new store further west, at Lenexa City Center. Rainy Day Books is coming to 8703 Penrose Lane The store plans to operate inside the Made...

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