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Sharmaal
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Posted on Monday, September 08, 2008 - 2:41 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I don't know any details. It apparently opened yesterday.
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Rsa
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Posted on Monday, September 08, 2008 - 3:34 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

i got your back sharmaal.

neighborhood group fan-out email i received:

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The Downtown Foodland officially opened yesterday morning at 11 a.m. and looks really good. The owner seems quite excited about the opening and said ads would be coming out next week. They are not fully stocked yet but have a great start. They have a small deli of cold salads and cold cuts, but will be having hot entrees fairly soon. Please pass the word along to the rest of LP-50 as I am sure the owner will appreciate our business as he has spent a great deal of time and sweat on getting it open.

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Gencinjay
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Posted on Monday, September 08, 2008 - 3:37 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

What's the location?
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Downtown_lady
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Posted on Monday, September 08, 2008 - 3:40 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

On Lafayette one block west of St. Aubin, in the strip mall in front of Lafayette Towers.
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Detroitstar
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Posted on Monday, September 08, 2008 - 3:57 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I have driven by a couple times in the last week and checked things out through the windows. They did a great job with this space! I am excited to stop in and check things out tomorrow.
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Vetalalumni
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Posted on Monday, September 08, 2008 - 4:21 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Owned by the Hobbs?
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Neilr
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Posted on Monday, September 08, 2008 - 4:25 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I shopped there today. While the store is yet to be fully stocked, it's clear to me that it is a welcome addition to my food-shopping options. It's brightly lit, the aisles are wide, and the item offerings, while somewhat limited, seemingly will be more "everyday" and down to earth than Zaccarro's, for example. The check-out clerk greeted me and was very pleasant.

I hope they have an effective plan for preventing the loss of their shopping carts.
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Urban_shocker
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Posted on Monday, September 08, 2008 - 9:17 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Felt to me like shopping at Save-A-Lot, and they're gonna have to do a lot more than finish stocking the shelves to change that.
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Downtown_lady
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Posted on Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - 10:11 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I shopped there yesterday and I thought it was great. It feels very much like Harbortown Market, but brighter and cleaner, with wider aisles. As Neil mentioned, quite the opposite of Zaccarro's -- while Zaccarro's has gourmet and specialty items, this is just your basic neighborhood grocery store, with staple items (although nowhere near the selection that Kroger has, for instance). This will most assuredly not be a destination location, but will be a great addition to the neighborhood and very handy for those that live and work downtown. Even if it feels like a Save-a-Lot, that is a great improvement over what was there (empty space).
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Detroitplanner
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Posted on Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - 10:36 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Places like this are needed in the central city. The phenomena that has hit middle to lower income central areas is known as 'food desert', that is with the shift to super stores such as Meijers and Super Walmart, there is not much opportunity for these stores to be competitive, thus making central city locations rely more on crappy foods sold at either fast food or conveience store locations.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F ood_desert

The food desert concept is also a problem in rural america. For every Super store that goes up, several smaller groceries close down, making it more difficult for particularly the poor to afford even a trip to a grocery that may stock a wide variety of nutritious food items.
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Urban_shocker
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Posted on Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - 11:48 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

This area is not a food desert. Put it on Fenkell and Lahser or Harper and Van Dyke and it would help solve a problem.
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W_chicago
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Posted on Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - 12:15 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

"Downtown" foodland IS NOT in downtown. I repeat: it is NOT in downtown! It is in Lafayette Park --- A DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOOD.
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Downtown_lady
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Posted on Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - 12:25 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

THANK YOU FOR MAKING THE DISTINCTION. I repeat: THANK YOU FOR MAKING THE DISTINCTION.

My post above with the location indicates that it is in Lafayette Park (especially the part where it says that the store is in front of Lafayette Towers). That said, it is still convenient for those that live and work downtown. Further, for all intents and purposes Lafayette Park is considered part of downtown, just not part of the central business district.

Now having said all that, why does this upset you so?
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Detroitplanner
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Posted on Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - 1:46 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Urban Shocker, I would agree that there are areas that are more underserved than this one, however this area does have a fair amount of density to its population and should have more than just Harbortown and Eastern Market.

Not everyone can afford Zaccaro's and while Z's serves a great purpose, it serves an entirely different area in terms of geography and economic strata. For example, I walked into this place to buy some groceries and could not bring myself to do so because everything was way too top shelf. I was looking for something simple: noodles, tomato sauce, and garlic bread. I left disappointed.
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Django
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Posted on Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - 2:05 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

LOL i repeat LOL
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Bobby08
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Posted on Monday, September 29, 2008 - 1:40 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

This store is more expensive than harbortown market, I went there a few weeks ago and they had a beef brisket priced at $40!!! Too overpriced for me, yet I will support it but only via emergency food such as milk or eggs! Other than that, I will stick to Harbortown and Trader Joes
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Detroitrise
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Posted on Monday, September 29, 2008 - 2:36 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

^$40 for a Corned Beef?

That's outrageous, even for Whole Foods standard! :-(

It's exactly why I hate shopping at local markets (particularly in Detroit).

(Message edited by DetroitRise on September 29, 2008)
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Bobby08
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Posted on Monday, September 29, 2008 - 3:15 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

^$40 for a Corned Beef?

That's outrageous, even for Whole Foods standard!

As a matter of fact I was at Wholefoods on say and they had brisket for $5.79 a lb!!!!!

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