After concerns that Roselawn may soon turn into a food desert, Cincinnati Vice Mayor Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney announced plans to keep the neighborhood’s Save-A-Lot open after its owner retires.
Earlier this month, we spoke with residents and employees who were concerned about what would happen if the local Save-A-Lot closed when its owner retired.
The neighborhood used to have a Kroger at Hillcrest Square. When that store closed in 2010, neighbors went 14 months without a viable grocery option — until David Pearson and his family opened Save-A-Lot…