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Gem City Market Organizers Announce Northwest Dayton Location

WYSO | By April Laissle
Published May 16, 2018 at 1:54 PM EDT
April Laissle
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Organizers have secured a location for Gem City Market, a planned co-operative grocery store designed to help alleviate food insecurity in West Dayton.

If Gem City's fundraising effort is successful, construction will begin early next year. The store is set to open in the summer of 2019.
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Officials announced this morning Gem City Market will be built in one of Ohio’s largest food deserts, on the 300 and 400 blocks of Salem Avenue in Northwest Dayton. The site currently houses a vacant lot and shuttered art supply shop.

Organizers are hoping to raise a total of $4.2 million to fund the project. More than one-third of that amount has already been committed.

The full-service grocery store is set to be community and employee owned. So far, at least 920 residents have become members.

Organizers say they hope to break ground by the end of this year. The store is slated to open in 2019.

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April Laissle
April Laissle is a graduate of Ohio University and comes to WYSO from WOUB Public Media in Athens, Ohio where she worked as a weekend host and reporter. There, she reported on everything from food insecurity to 4-H chicken competitions. April interned at KQED Public Radio in San Francisco, where she focused on health reporting. She also worked on The Broad Experience, a New-York based podcast about women and workplace issues. In her spare time, April loves traveling, trying new recipes and binge-listening to podcasts. April is a Florida native and has been adjusting to Ohio weather since 2011.
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