Downtown Mesa’s landscape is set for a major transformation as Local First Arizona, in partnership with city leaders, moves forward with the Main Street Market restaurant incubator.
Currently under construction at a former A.J.’s Grocery location, the $6 million project will offer seven local restaurant hopefuls their first shot at running their own brick-and-mortar businesses. Each will be awarded a two-year lease inside this food hall when it opens in early 2027, an initiative backed by Mesa’s investment of remaining COVID relief funds.
Local First Arizona founder Kimber Lanning said the project is a longtime dream designed to expand opportunities and create a culinary destination that draws visitors from across the state…