GATHERING PLACE EVENT: The Gathering Place, a free community outreach social program offered to all senior citizens, will present speaker Sassy Pickard, owner /
PERI TO MEET: The Public Employee Retirees of Mahoning County, Chapter 18, will meet at noon April 4 at the Avion on the Water Banquet Center, 2177 Western Rese
Animal Place’s Vegan Republic. Photo: Facebook
Animal Place’s Vegan Republic, which opened as Republic of V in February 2014 as the first grocery store in the Bay Area to offer completely vegan products, closed in July. The owners cited a substantial drop in sales due to COVID-19, but they’d been seeing declining business for more than a year which they attributed, ironically, to the “huge popularity” of veganism. In an Instagram post, Vegan Republic wrote, “Chain stores are pulling away customers with their newfound openness in carrying vegan products, and it’s a blessing and a curse.”
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