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Business

Germantown: Lack of Supermarkets Causing Concern in Community

April 25, 2016Cherea Monet Hatcher

Recent grocery chain corporate restructuring has not only affected sales and store performance, it has created a food desert of sorts in Germantown where two grocery stores recently shut their doors. “We’re suffering greatly,” the Rev.

Mantua

Mantua: Residents Seek Stronger Communication with City Hall

March 4, 2015Paul Klein

Redevelopment, providing accessible fresh food and strengthening communication between politicians and their constituents are all priorities that Mantuans are talking about in regards to the upcoming mayoral election. “I think we had a lot of

Crime

Mantua: Nothing but Empty Promises?

May 13, 2014Kathryn Matheson

Despite all of the talk about Mantua’s designation as a federal Promise Zone, one of the main facets missing currently are plans and progress. Katherine Loxley, one of the remaining residents living on the property

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Economy

Mantua: “Promising” a Supermarket in Mantua

April 2, 2014Kathryn Matheson

Twenty two years ago, Mantua’s only grocery store, located on 34th Street, burned to the ground. Since then, the neighborhood has never had a grocery store to call its own, forcing those living there to

Olney

Olney: Bottom Dollar Food Grand Opening

April 20, 2011

After months of construction, Bottom Dollar Food, a discount grocery chain supermarket, is finally open to the public. Located on 6119 N. Broad St., customers were lined up outside throughout the parking lot to get

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