Atlanta bookstore owner focused on small business protections [Video]

ATLANTA — Change is on the way as America prepares for President-Elect Donald Trump’s return to office. 

A new president means new policies that have real impacts on real people. That’s why The Georgia Vote continues to work to keep the voices of everyday Georgians at the center of the political conversation.

In 11Alive’s Voice of the Voter segment this week, bookstore owner Sandy Huff shares her biggest worries and what she’s optimistic about as the nation prepares for Trump’s return to the White House.

She owns and operates Virginia Highland Books in Atlanta’s Virginia Highland neighborhood. Huff said she was a stay-at-home mom when she saw a vacancy sign on the property in early 2021.

“Had no intention of not being a stay-at-home mom,” she said. “But as soon as I saw the space…[I knew] this should be a book store.”

Huff said her goal was to create a literature-focused community space.

“We have story time …