It's a good sign that "the community" is not only interested in getting healthy food to locals BUT ALSO seems unafraid to acknowledge the depths of the challenges confronting local retail.
More importantly . . .
CREDIT TO KIKI CURLS FOR THE QUOTE OF THE WEEK ON THE REALITY OF THE KANSAS CITY'S FAILED PROSPECT SUN FRESH!!!
We share the top photo from the not-so-long ago doomed grand opening AND a highlighted quote for even more context . . .
The Urban Summit Prospect Corridor Public Safety Task Force held a virtual meeting Friday morning to decide on the next steps to ensure food access in the East Side community.
The city of Kansas City owns the building while Community Builders of Kansas City operated the store . . .
The CEO of Community Builders of Kansas City and Kansas City Councilwoman Melissa Robinson were on the call Friday morning.
"When you have open prostitution, open drug use, open drug sales, when you have folks who pull down their pants and defecate in front of the door when people are coming in and outside of the store, people then do not come back, " said Kiki Curls, a board member of Community Builders of Kansas City.
Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com links . . .
Urban Summit holds emergency meeting over Sun Fresh closure
Community leaders convened for an emergency meeting to discuss the sudden closure of the Sun Fresh grocery store at 31st and Prospect.
KCMO leaders speak out about Sun Fresh grocery store closure; residents still awaiting action
The Urban League of Greater Kansas City hosted an Urban Summit meeting on Friday to discuss the closure of the Sun Fresh Market grocery store at East 31st Street and Prospect Avenue in Kansas City.
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