The Brief
- A Pick ‘N Save grocery store closed in Milwaukee’s Metcalfe Park community in July 2025.
- Neighbors and community leaders walked to the vacant store to speak about the local food gap.
- Local organizations hosted an event to provide free food and teach gardening and land ownership.
MILWAUKEE – Pick ‘n Save closed in Milwaukee’s Metcalfe Park community in July 2025. Neighbors said it created a gap leaving them with no nearby grocery store.
On Saturday, July 11, neighbors and community leaders walked to the now vacant building on 35th and North Avenue.
“We no longer have any fresh food access in our neighborhood within walking distance, or I think a two-mile radius,” said Koren Dennison, a neighbor.…