TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — As the Food City in a distressed South Tucson shopping plaza prepares to close its doors in October, the city is moving forward with a plan to bolster safety and attract development — by opening a 24-hour police storefront in the same plaza.
The closure of Food City, located in the Mission View Plaza at South Sixth Avenue and East 31st Street, will leave the surrounding neighborhood without a full-service grocery store. Longtime customer Tenaj “Teddy” Cheshier said the loss will hit nearby residents hard.
“I know a lot of people live in this neighborhood… They can walk here, so that would probably be a lot of harm to them,” Cheshier said…