by Jo Hill
 
Now, I am excited!!!!

Oh, I loved the Triathlon, and was out watching and taking pictures, and  I will be at the Art Festival; which is being called the biggest event in Des Moines.  But for myself and a number of people downtown, the biggest thing is we have a grocery store.  A real grocery store [...]

 
The River Bend Trading Company is finally opening on Thursday, from 10AM to 9PM.  This is the long awaited Court Avenue grocery store.
This opening brings the downtown grocery store total to 3, which is a huge improvement from the beginning of the year.  One of the huge complaints downtown residents have had was the lack [...]

Last Thursday I had the great opportunity to attend the Downtown Neighborhood Association meeting.  This particular meeting was held at the new Gateway Market, at the corner of MLK and Woodland Ave.  (side note, I’ll be meeting with the owners soon, hopefully I’ll have some great news for you)
I must say I was impressed with [...]

 
Wow, here it is. The new Grocery Store the people that live downtown have been asking for. As you can see right next door to Judge Roy Beans on Court Ave.
This store may be great, and I’m sure it will be a great addition to everything Court Avenue already has. But [...]