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Passion project – Atlas Collective bookstore, coffee shop opens

By: Dave Thompson|January 8, 2024
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    • Kara Taghon, founder and CEO of The Atlas Collective, is shown inside the new Moline business on Saturday, Jan. 6. CREDIT DAVE THOMPSON

    Kara Taghon is a lover of good books and good drinks.

    She has brought those passions together to form a new business – The Atlas Collective (TAC) bookstore and coffee shop located in downtown Moline at 1801 Fifth Ave.

    More than 50 people from the community joined Ms. Taghon on Saturday morning, Jan. 6, for the grand…

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