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Bloomington Bagel Co. reopens in original space

After being temporarily located on Kirkwood Avenue for almost a year, Bloomington Bagel Co. has returned to its original location at 113 N. Dunn St.  "This week, we've had a lot of parents come in and say they are excited for their kids to come here because this is where they got bagels 20 years ago when they went to IU," said Nate Price-Pressloff, the general manager of BBC.  BBC moved to Kirkwood in November 2016 while the original building was undergoing construction. After 20 years, the building sustained a broken oven and a leaking roof, Sue Aquila, BBC's owner, said. She said she felt it was time to tear down the original building.  It has now been replaced with the new BBC and a micro studio apartment complex named Dunnpark , also owned by Aquila. The complex is made up of 16 units above the bagel shop.  "We never imagined a successful 20-year run and neither did our equipment," Aquila said in a post on the BBC website. The first BBC opened at this ...