--- David Shove <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Ditto. My sentiments exactly. Far better to have many diverse small businesses and co-ops, than a few (often heavily taxpayer-subsidized) same old same old faceless dull chain big boxes. >
SAM: I can appreciate the sentiments here. But a good portion of residents who live near the new Cub, I suspect, value convenience and quality more than aesthetics. We shopped at Jerry's New Market across the street from Target until the atrocious quality and prices of its goods drove us off. After that we shopped at the Robbinsdale Rainbow or the Crystal Cub. If I'm going to shop at Cub, I'd rather shop at a Minneapolis location than a Crystal location. I realize that not every north Minneapolis family is a single mom with 3 kids and no car. But convenience is a big draw. The neighborhood does feature small stores: dirty, plexiglassed, overpriced stores with outdated merchandise. A Cub where you can get fresh produce and reasonably priced groceries will be a boon to this neighborhood. Jerry's New Market across the street is in need of a competitive kick in the pants. But I do worry about the incoming African-American-owned market. Hopefully it will be proof that individual owners and big boxes can co-exist. Susan Maricle formerly of Folwell Bruno MN __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course.) ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
