According to Jon Baliles on River City Rapids, the Ukrop's grocery store at Grace and Harrison by VCU is shutting down. I have mixed feelings about this.
On one hand, students and nearby residents are losing access to a Richmond business and now have to either shop at Kroger (blech) or drive (if they can) to Carytown to shop Ukrop's. On the other hand, while the Grace Street location was a dramatic improvement over Community Pride, the store was never quite up to snuff compared to other Ukrop's stores. In fact, even though I live on the south end of Seminary Ave., I typically drive to the Carytown location because of the better selection (especially produce).
Ah well, it was a grand experiment while it lasted, and an alternative to the cold confines of Kroger.
On one hand, students and nearby residents are losing access to a Richmond business and now have to either shop at Kroger (blech) or drive (if they can) to Carytown to shop Ukrop's. On the other hand, while the Grace Street location was a dramatic improvement over Community Pride, the store was never quite up to snuff compared to other Ukrop's stores. In fact, even though I live on the south end of Seminary Ave., I typically drive to the Carytown location because of the better selection (especially produce).
Ah well, it was a grand experiment while it lasted, and an alternative to the cold confines of Kroger.