North Lawndale About To Get Its First Black-Owned Grocery Store, With Plans For Farmers' Market; 'This Gives Hope To Our Community'

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“We have to go long miles to get fresh fruit, fresh produce, fresh all of that for our neighborhood; and that’s unacceptable for this area,” Kandis Williams said.

Coming soon to North Lawndale, a one-of-a-kind grocery store in an area that needs it more than most.READ MORE:

Albert Person and Kandis William want to turn a vacant storefront at 628 S. Pulaski Rd. into North Lawndale Fresh Meat & Produce Market, the neighborhood’s only Black-owned grocery store. Anger turned to action, and Person turned his plans for an events space into plans for a food space: the North Lawndale Fresh Meat & Produce Market.Inspector General's Report On Botched Anjanette Young Raid Finds City's Response Was 'Exceedingly Harmful To Young'

They’ve reached out to Black farmers and suppliers from around the city and country, in hopes of sourcing from majority Black-owned businesses

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Too bad buddy bear grocery got busted for selling horse meat disguised as ground beef they seemed to be on the rise back in the day now it seems they’re just a car wash chain

No good comes out of these neighborhoods. People don’t care of it and even take pride in there pwn community. Only complain how good other neighborhoods are.

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