Revamped historic Eastside grocery store hopes to address food desert, more

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A new community project set to open on Wednesday aims to address the food desert and provide other community services on Jacksonville’s Eastside. The historic Debs Store on the corner of Florida Avenue and 5th Street spent 90 years in business before closing for good in 2011. It was first opened by Lebanese immigrants in 1921.

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