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Columbus loves food. So it’s a natural fit that one of our new categories for this year’s reader survey asks the question of where the best produce, groceries and other items can be found. On top of the list you’ll… [Read More]
The newly renovated Clintonville Kroger will celebrate its grand reopening today. The store closed for remodeling back in July. The renovations have grown the store by an additional 1,600 square feet and updates have been made to the produce department,… [Read More]
The Hills Market will be opening a new full-service Downtown grocery store in Columbus this spring. The appropriately titled “Hills Market Downtown” will be located at 95 North Grant Avenue. “We see this as an opportunity to spur the redevelopment… [Read More]
A “Food Desert” is an area where a substantial number of residents have low access to supermarkets and/or grocery stores. Typically, these are also defined as low-income areas where residents also have limited mobility options for reaching grocery stores outside… [Read More]
The long awaited grand opening of the new Short North Kroger located at 1350 North High Street takes place today at 9am. The new store, located in the Weinland Park neighborhood, features a wide variety of new modern grocery amenities…. [Read More]
With the help of a $150,000 grant from The Community Health Funders’ Collaborative, Local Matters is working on the establishment of a community owned food cooperative on the Near East Side of Columbus. This area was selected for this project… [Read More]
The Hills Market just officially launched their online store “Hills on the Go” to provide an easy way for shoppers to place online grocery orders with the option of home delivery service. “Customers from throughout Central Ohio have asked us… [Read More]
Ahh, spring. The start of the bountiful growing season and time of year that the Farmers’ Markets begin popping up all over town. If you aren’t growing your own food, Farmers’ Markets are a fantastic way to support your local… [Read More]
There’s been quite a bit of hullabaloo about the new Market District store that opened at the Kingsdale Shopping Center last week, and for good reason: It’s a massive store that contains just about everything under the sun. On the… [Read More]
The Kingsdale Shopping Center renovations were first announced two years ago, and the project is one step closer to being completed today. Giant Eagle opened their first Market District grocery store there this morning. In addition to traditional grocery offerings,… [Read More]
Food advocacy group Local Matters is currently hosting Local Foods Week, which started this past Saturday, and runs through Friday, October 8th. Events and programming include a benefit dinner tonight at Alana’s Food and Wine, a kitchen tour at Jeni’s… [Read More]
A new farmers market will be starting up their inaugural season this Thursday afternoon in the OSU campus area. The Market at 15th & High is being presented by The Wexner Center and Wayward Seed Farm. It will run every… [Read More]
Despite the rain, the Pearl Market kicked off their 2010 summer season this morning. The market is hosting a record number of vendors this year which range from prepared ethnic foods to flowers, produce, cheeses, meats and other farmers market… [Read More]
The City of Upper Arlington and Whole Foods are struggling to finalize the plans for a major overhaul to the Whole Foods (and former Wild Oats) store located at 1555 West Lane Avenue. According to an article in This Week… [Read More]
If you happen to stroll down a quiet portion of South Fifth Street, you might have already discovered the Meat Packers Outlet. If not, you may never have known that this establishment was right under your nose. The Meat Packers… [Read More]
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