Downtown grocery aims for spring opening, mystery of abandoned fishing gear solved: Jackson top headlines Jan. 9-14
Updated Jan 15, 2021;
Posted Jan 15, 2021
A rendering of what the Peach Market will look like when completed. Andrew Kokas is renovating the former Evanoff s building at the corner of Francis and Cortland streets in downtown Jackson for use as an urban grocery store called the Peach Market. (Courtesy of Andrew Kokas)J. Scott Park | MLive.com
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Here are some headlines you might have missed this week.
It’s taken nearly six years of research, grant proposals and renovations, but Andrew Kokas hopes to finally open an urban grocery store in downtown Jackson this year, addressing a “food desert” at the center of the city.
Reservations required for Boy Scout Christmas tree removal in Jackson
Updated Dec 30, 2020;
Posted Dec 30, 2020
Mason Lutz, 14, carries a Christmas tree in Jackson on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019. Lutz, along with other Boy Scouts Troop 424 members, volunteered to pick up Christmas trees throughout Jackson. (Mary Lewandowski | MLive.com)Mary Lewandowski
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JACKSON, MI – Christmas tree pick up for Boy Scout Troop 424 will look a little different because of COVID-19 restrictions.
Residents of Jackson must call and make a reservation for the troop to pick up their discarded tree on Jan. 9. In past years, the Boy Scouts would canvas the city to pickup all trees alongside the road.