Photo of the Partition Street Wine Shop before the fire, via the shop's Facebook page.
The Saugerties Times has a boot-strapping story this week about how neighbors of the Partition Street Wine Shop in Saugerties rallied to help the store reopen after it was destroyed in a fire in September:
In the days after the fire, it was by no means certain the shop would be back. The insurance company paid its claims, but that wasn’t enough to reopen the shop and purchase all new stock. But thanks to a number of fundraisers held by local merchants, a low-interest loan from the Village of Saugerties Revolving Loan Fund, and some help from the owners of the new building, one of the village’s most beloved businesses is back on its feet.
Integral to the shop's rebirth was its Facebook page, which has over 1,000 friends. The store will re-open sometime in the next few weeks.
