The saga surrounding a food desert’s lone grocer and a nonprofit seeking to increase its impact in South St. Petersburg has a rare happy ending.
Mair’s Grocery, which also serves Caribbean cuisine, has been a vital part of the underserved Harbordale neighborhood for nearly 25 years. The market’s impending demolition stoked a community uproar in May, when the St. Petersburg Free Clinic’s expansion plans became public.
However, CEO Jennifer Yeagley pledged to pursue a positive resolution. Wilburn Miller, owner of Mair’s Grocery, is now under contract to purchase a neighboring building and generate generational wealth for his family…