Greater Goods, a free grocery store in Kensington, helps feed families in need, but it’s now closed until further notice after an apartment above the store caught fire Saturday morning, and smoke activated the sprinkler system.
“It just started pouring rain in all three of our units,” said Margaux Murphy, who opened the store in 2022. “I’m very worried about this next week, and hopefully it’s not going to be more than a week.”
CBS News Philadelphia’s Wakisha Bailey first introduced us to Murphy in a ‘Sharing The Love’ segment last June. Murphy opened Greater Goods on Kensington Avenue to help families facing food insecurity. The free store is part of her non-profit, The Sunday Love Project, and it has a big impact in the community…