New Portland Rising: How Entrepreneurs of Color Are Turning Crisis Into Opportunity

"Opened a year after the bookstore in a modest house adjacent to the shop, the wellness space greets visitors with an entryway lined with candles, incense, and tarot cards depicting people of color and offers sound baths, sleep therapy, and Reiki. Michelle Lewis framed the two ventures together: “Third Eye Books offers nourishment for the mind,” she said. “This offers nourishment for the body and soul.”" - Tony Perrottet Tony Perrottet Tony Perrottet is a historian and journalist based in New York City. He contributes to Smithsonian Magazine, The New York Times, and WSJ. Magazine, and is the author of six books. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines