My car was killed by the deluge that hit Washington DC in late June.   Suddenly, our household was dependant on charitable friends, public transportation, and Larry/Ralph (my left foot and right) to get our weekly grocery shopping done.  I realize that for many in the Greater U Street neighborhood, this has been their situation for a long time, but like most, the fact did not hit home until it really hit home.

 

Getting to the grocery stores that border our community -- Shaw to the south, Columbia Heights to the north, Dupont Circle and Adams Morgan to the west -- is restrictive at best.  And, my pocketbook cannot support a weekly trip to Whole Foods for all of our essentials. 

At this point I began to ask why U Street did not have a viable grocery store option for the variety of tastes and incomes that this community attracts and serves?

Neighbors, public officials, and others responsible for addressing such things acknowledged this market gap, but few tangible solutions were offered.  Then I heard the rumor that Trader Joe’s was being courted to open a store in MidCity, and so I started my mission to rally community support to bolster that effort.

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