Damn, that sucks! We are losing way too many of these places. Austin is down to only two bookstores that have booths or a theater where you can play. Used to be 3, but one didn't make it much past Covid. The spa (Midtowne) closed a few years ago due to rents in that area pricing them out, and two other places that had booths went out of business a few years before that because of some kind of legal tax troubles with the owner.
I really wish I had the $$$ to open up a new bookstore, but sadly I am penniless. I think a place run by someone who really knows what piggy guys want could do very well provided the location was right and it was located in a place where the police don't care. Near but not actually in a major city and just off a heavily traveled highway is what seems to work. The two that we still have here both fit that.