Tag: Albertson’s

  • City Heights Residents Are Wary of Albertsons Replacement

    Since Albertsons closed its doors in City Heights in February 2014, the parking lot at the once-busy City Heights Urban Village sits nearly empty. | Photo Credit: Megan Burks By Megan Burks Residents reeled when Albertsons announced earlier this year it was closing its grocery store in City Heights, which many call a food desert.…

  • Emerald Plans Community Meetings to Discuss Albertson’s Replacement

    By Megan Burke, Maureen Cavanaugh and Peggy Pico “Midday Edition,” Aired Jan. 28, 2014 Part 1: [audio:http://speakcityheights.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/AlbertsonsPt1.mp3] Part 2: [audio:http://speakcityheights.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/AlbertsonsPt2.mp3] When the Albertson’s in City Heights closes its doors next month, it will likely put another obstacle between residents and healthy food options. City Heights has been described as a food desert: those are mostly…

  • Albertson’s Closes City Heights Store

    Photo Courtesy of Kimco By Megan Burks The Albertson’s in City Heights is one of 11 in southern California closing its doors next month. The departure comes two decades after Price Club founder Sol Price and CityLink developed the Albertson’s facility to stoke community revitalization. Price’s motivation then: the closure of a Von’s in the…