South Dallas’ food insecurity issue is about to get a lot worse. In a press release last Monday, Urban Harvest Food Co. and Shekinah Legacy Holdings announced that Moran Foods LLC has ended talks of a partnership and has decided to close the MLK Save-A-Lot store on Feb. 16. The store has been a community staple for affordable groceries for over two decades, but its operation has been rendered unstable since 2020 when Moran made the decision to transition to a wholesale business model. Employees were reportedly told by Moran Foods that the “landlord wanted them out” despite the business voluntarily leaving the lot.