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Author    Post   Steve Myers Site Admin Witherby’s Market is a neighborhood-based and downtown’s only grocery store planned to open in the Spring of 2008. Witherbee's will carry green-produce, dry goods, dairy, meat, fish, bakery and a deli. This 5,000 square foot market will provide services on a smaller scale than the traditional large grocery stores, but still offer all the necessities for those who require the convenience of the downtown location, as well as those who do not have transportation readily available. Witherbee’s Market is working with the Flint Farmer’s Market and their vendors to support local and organic farmers, supporting our goal of providing healthy alternatives seven days a week to community residents in the downtown area. Witherbee's will be located at 601 M. L. King at Third Avenue in Historic Carriage Town. Not only is it in close proximity to the inner-city neighborhoods, local institutions and public transportation, but also the local expressways and several new housing developments such as the University of Michigan Flint student dormitories, Carriage Town/Stone Street Infill housing project, the Berridge Place Condominium Development, the Durant Hotel snd the new apartments being developed by the Uptown Redevelopment Corporation. Witherbee's Market also will have on site, front-door parking. The flight of supermarkets to the suburbs, inadequate public transportation, and a lack of healthy food options at corner stores are all factors that contribute to dire need of healthy foods in downtown neighborhoods. Witherbee's is focused to provide healthy foods choices to residents of Flint’s downtown neighborhoods, residents and workers! MySpace URL: http://www.myspace.com/witherbeesmarket _________________ Steve Myers Sat Jan 12, 2008 11:03 am  last time here Guest that was KOOL... as a long time and current flint resident, i wish you all the success and happiness. i WILL shop there. _________________ Guest post Sat Jan 12, 2008 11:46 am  twotap F L I N T O I D Hey if I wasnt 125mi away id give em a visit. Good luck to them. Sat Jan 12, 2008 12:17 pm  last time here Guest it sure would be nice to be able to buy a small bag of warm cashews to take back to the soggy bottom to go with my brewskis! _________________ Guest post Sat Jan 12, 2008 10:13 pm  twotap F L I N T O I D Warm nuts and soggy bottoms. Sun Jan 13, 2008 9:30 am  Opinionated F L I N T O I D quote: last time here schreef: it sure would be nice to be able to buy a small bag of warm cashews to take back to the soggy bottom to go with my brewskis! Not to mention fresh, homeade grocery bread. So you could also take warm buns to the soggy bottom! _________________ If you can imagine it, you can create it. If you can dream it, you can become it. Sun Jan 13, 2008 10:58 am  last time here Guest i ain't touchin' dis!!! _________________ Guest post Sun Jan 13, 2008 12:01 pm  twotap F L I N T O I D quote: Not to mention fresh, homeade grocery bread. So you could also take warm buns to the soggy bottom! Along with your warm nuts. Sun Jan 13, 2008 12:37 pm  Opprimo F L I N T O I D That is one brave business owner... I give him nothing but credit for the effort he is making. I wish him the best, but fear the worst for him/her. _________________ All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent. Sun Jan 13, 2008 2:14 pm  last time here Guest damn opprimo. when is the last time you've been in that area??? so much fear!!! we have a great police department.. there aren't that many people left in that area. _________________ Guest post Sun Jan 13, 2008 2:38 pm  lunchlady F L I N T O I D The people running the store all live in that neighborhood. I also live in a downtown neighborhood. They are brave to start a new business, they have to be but the location isn't any scarier than Genesee Valley. We really need this here, they will be greatly appreciated. _________________ Whatever... Sun Jan 13, 2008 3:07 pm  Opprimo F L I N T O I D quote: last time here schreef: damn opprimo. when is the last time you've been in that area??? so much fear!!! we have a great police department.. there aren't that many people left in that area. I admit my ignorance of the exact location of where it is going, how far is it from Pierson Rd. (I was there every day for about 2 months) _________________ All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent. Sun Jan 13, 2008 4:32 pm  Dave Starr F L I N T O I D Witherbee's will be at ML King & 3rd Avenue. _________________ I used to care, but I take a pill for that now. Pushing buttons sure can be fun. When a lion wants to go somewhere, he doesn’t worry about how many hyenas are in the way. Paddle faster, I hear banjos. Sun Jan 13, 2008 5:45 pm  Opprimo F L I N T O I D Well heck, thats almost right down town. I assumed from the description it was going to be further North. That is as LT pointed out, almost all business/no people. I still wish the best for them as I'm sure we all agree, w/o local business owners taking these steps, Flint is on a one way street with no turnarounds. _________________ All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent. Sun Jan 13, 2008 6:00 pm  Opinionated F L I N T O I D quote: lunchlady schreef: The people running the store all live in that neighborhood. I also live in a downtown neighborhood. They are brave to start a new business, they have to be but the location isn't any scarier than Genesee Valley. We really need this here, they will be greatly appreciated. Are you kidding? no scarier than genesee valley? catch me more likely at night on miller and linden roads than saginaw street or MLK. It's much scarier downtown there! _________________ If you can imagine it, you can create it. If you can dream it, you can become it. Mon Jan 14, 2008 7:47 am    Display posts from previous:   All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First

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