When Residents East Of The Anacostia River Lost A Grocery Store, A Truck Selling Groceries Pulled Up
Curbside Groceries parked its bright green food truck in Ward 8, where residents living east of the Anacostia River only have one grocery store.
Pop Up Grocer promises Plinko, disco ball happy hours, and oh yeah, a bunch of groceries from upstart and independent brands.
Grocery stores small and large in the D.C. region are having trouble stocking shelves. Why?
Workers want Trader Joe’s to enforce the D.C. mask mandate and offer more paid leave related to COVID-19.
Eight businesses got $9 million from a D.C. grant to open locations East of the River.
Officials hope Skyland will be complete by 2022, hosting 450 homes as well as new full-service restaurants and other amenities.
“Someone will come in with the Instagram post and show me the ingredients they need. It’s like we’re personal shoppers.”
Charitable efforts can only go so far in combating food insecurity, in part because food deserts persist in D.C., according to nonprofit leaders.
Users gave MOM’s Organic Market, Wegmans, and Trader Joe’s high marks for allowing six feet of distance between shoppers.
A union is calling for an order that goes further, limiting stores to 10 customers per 10,000 square feet and adding security personnel to enforce social distancing.
