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A new locally owned grocery store on the northeast side of Indianapolis will offer relief to one of the city s many food deserts.
Indy Fresh Market a 14,000-square foot facility planned off of 38th Street and Sheridan Avenue is welcome news for the northeast area. The store is part of a community investment launched alongside a new Cook Medical manufacturing facility that seeks to provide opportunities to the underserved community.
The intersection lies within a low-income census tract where about 6,000 residents live more than
one mile away from the nearest traditional grocery store, according to analysis from the SAVI program at the Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis. .