WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – Advocates have called Wilmington’s northside a food desert, meaning people living in that part of the city have limited access to affordable and nutritious food.
One organization, the Northside Food Co-op, planned to build a community grocery store along tenth street to give those neighbors healthier options.
“The last grocery store closed down in the 70’s,” said Northside Food Co-op executive director Cierra Washington…