I had heard mention of it before, but now it looks official. In June of this year IGA supermarket will be opening a location in the basement of the historical Kress building on 3rd and Pike. Many had thought it too expensive to exist in a downtown space, but apparently the owners of the Kress building agreed to a fairly favorable 35 year lease.
Word on the street is, since this is a green-minded grocery store, there will be no parking lot. Shoppers are encouraged to shop on foot and buy only what they can carry. I don't know how convenient that is in reality, but it sure looks good on paper.
So this is it! It's really happening! A real grocery store in the neighborhood!
