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Sydney Franklin, Cincinnati Enquirer
Mona Jenkins, left, is a co-founder of the Queen Mother’s Market Cooperative that aims to open a grocery store in Walnut Hills next year on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, at the Alexandria apartment building in Walnut Hills. Parts of the neighborhood are considered a “food desert.”
Mona Jenkins, left, is a co-founder of the Queen Mother’s Market Cooperative that aims to open a grocery store in Walnut Hills next year on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, at the Alexandria apartment building in Walnut Hills. Parts of the neighborhood are considered a “food desert.”

Imagine your local Kroger – a 160,000-square-foot building carrying fresh fruits and vegetables, toilet paper and those last-minute flowers for Mother’s Day – becomes abandoned in the middle of your neighborhood.

At best, it would be incredibly inconvenient for you. At worst, it would potentially leave your area a food desert.

That happened seven years ago in Walnut Hills.

Hi readers, it’s Sydney Franklin. Cut to 2024 and this predominantly Black neighborhood is booming with construction around the old Kroger site. These projects result from a decade-long community planning effort to revitalize Walnut Hills’ once-derelict business district with more housing, office space, retail and restaurants. Places, such as The Aperture and Just Q’in, make it a must-visit destination for foodies.

But one thing locals still don’t have? Access to an affordable grocery store. Here's more on how Walnut Hills is looking to solve that giant problem. Click or tap here.

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