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A Bushwick Native and Air Force Vet Opened Luv Story, a Sweet Bare-Bones Watering Hole

Will Ortiz has turned the space of his old vape shop into Bushwick's newest bare-bones boozery.

By Evan Haddad

Nov. 8, 2017 · 4 min read

A Bushwick Native and Air Force Vet Opened Luv Story, a Sweet Bare-Bones Watering Hole
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A Bushwick Native and Air Force Vet Opened Luv Story, a Sweet Bare-Bones Watering Hole

Will Ortiz has turned the space of his old vape shop into Bushwick's newest bare-bones boozery.

· 4 min read
A Bushwick Native and Air Force Vet Opened Luv Story, a Sweet Bare-Bones Watering Hole

A veteran has taken the plunge into the bar business after his vape shop idea went up in smoke.

Will Ortiz, a retired Air Force surgical technician and Bushwick native, spent six months transforming the space of his last venture on 894 Wyckoff Ave., Creative Vape, into…

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