Philadelphia man opens a supermarket in his old neighborhood
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The Warriors started in Philly, so that makes it even.Dope story.
Fun fact: Grocery Outlet actually started in the bay
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That's next to my neighborhood...well on the border. I'm from 24th & Thompson
That's not necessarily true. There were grocery stores nearby, well close enough. Within a 2min drive, or 10 minute walk, there were grocery stores in all directions. You just had to walk, but technicality you'd then be in a different neighborhood. We used to walk it anyway. One was in the first black owned plaza in the US, on Broad St. Another was halfway around Girard College on 26th & Girard - Shop N Bag - a local chain supermarket. The other was a mini-market 3 blocks up from him Ridge on 24th St, and they were always pretty well stocked. And if you drove down like 2 mins, you were in the white neighborhood of Fairmount. He mentions those neighborhoods in the article.
Rose said. At 9, he was busing tables at the old Littleton’s Diner in East Oak Lane, owned by his grandparents.
I used to work there as a bus boy & dishwasher twice. I worked there in '92 & '01. That means he knows my uncle - who was a cook there for decades. Small world. Philly has like only 1 degree of separation.
I'm gonna go in and support next time I go past the area.
This is still just 1 page?
Sounds more like a convenient excuse than a real reason, but brehs in America can better advise me.
Salute to the brother.
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I think that’s similar across America—Detroit, Chicago, pretty much and any/most blk areas
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Some blocks of cities that rioted didn't recovery for decades. Members whose families are long time residents of those metro areas could tell you.
Who would need to make excuses? The developers and supermarket chains didn't see it as a viable location, until now.
Wish him the best
Hope the community don’t steal or robbed the place
Hope the community don’t steal or robbed the place
I used to live over that way. And the only food options were Murray’s, Chinese food, Arab owned chicken spots, Checkers, KFC, McDonalds or hiking to the Pathmark.
The entire neighborhood was living off 4 wings fried hard with rice and gravy or fries everyday. Opening that store there is saving lives.
The entire neighborhood was living off 4 wings fried hard with rice and gravy or fries everyday. Opening that store there is saving lives.
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I shop at the one on germantown ave sometimes.
Prices are cheaper but i noticed a lot of the products are nearing their expiration date and they will have a product once then never again, it's kind of like a marshalls for food.
far as the "black owned" bit, not really. The one i go to tried to spin the same thing so i looked into it. Its backed by cacs but they use a black person as the face for the community buy in. The one near me built luxury apts on top of it, so I think they finessed the black economic development bill by getting a black person involved and maybe throwing in a few "low income" units and then marketing the grocery store as being black owned
not bringing this up to shyt on the markets, cause they still provide a service to the community and prices for stuff is cheaper. Just not sure how to feel about a business being "black owned" when ultimately cacs stand to make the most money off it being successful
Prices are cheaper but i noticed a lot of the products are nearing their expiration date and they will have a product once then never again, it's kind of like a marshalls for food.
far as the "black owned" bit, not really. The one i go to tried to spin the same thing so i looked into it. Its backed by cacs but they use a black person as the face for the community buy in. The one near me built luxury apts on top of it, so I think they finessed the black economic development bill by getting a black person involved and maybe throwing in a few "low income" units and then marketing the grocery store as being black owned
not bringing this up to shyt on the markets, cause they still provide a service to the community and prices for stuff is cheaper. Just not sure how to feel about a business being "black owned" when ultimately cacs stand to make the most money off it being successful
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