SOUTH-CENTRAL : Construction Begins on Supermarket
Construction has begun on a supermarket at a Manchester Boulevard site left vacant by the 1992 riots.
Los Angeles City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas and Mike Shalabi, president of the R Ranch community market chain, were on hand at the ground breaking last week for the new store at 310 Manchester Blvd.
The market will fill a demand in Ridley-Thomas’ 8th District, which has been identified as having half the number of grocery stores per capita than the rest of the city overall. The store will also be the first project constructed in the neighborhood since it was designated it a Redevelopment Project Area last year.
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