The Daily Meal on MSN

How An Unexpected Grocery Chain Wipeout Could Contribute To 'Food Deserts'

A regional Florida grocery chain is shutting its doors, and while larger chains may take over some locations, these closures ...
Mission Local

‘A food desert:’ Bayview Lucky to close after less than three years

Lucky will close its Bayview Plaza location on November 1. Screenshot from Google Street View. Sign up below to get Mission Local’s free newsletter, a daily digest of news you won’t find elsewhere.
Yahoo

To Combat a Food Desert, an Atlanta Mom Launched a Food Market with Black Vendors

When you walk through the Fickett Farmers Market, operated by Westside Farmers Markets, you’re greeted by Ali Washington. The 38-year-old’s vibrant energy sets the tone as you take in the spread of ...
WTVC NewsChannel 9 on MSN

Food City location re-opens, but East Chattanooga still struggles with food desert issues

Tesdau we're hearing from some Chattanooga residents about their struggles to find healthy and affordable food in the ...
WLRN

Grassroots movement in Riviera Beach tackling its food desert

Many parts of Riviera Beach are considered food deserts — areas with little to no access to fresh, healthy food. But when the city lost its only urban farm, a local non-profit stepped in. The ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Save A Lot closes grocery store in Austin food desert

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The loss of the Save-A-Lot store in the city's Austin neighborhood could create an even bigger food desert for that area, creating an even bigger challenge for residents. Brenda White ...
Dallas Morning News

Oak Cliff’s food desert grows smaller with urban farming education efforts

Anga Sanders, Feed Oak Cliff’s founder and CEO, looks out at the Dallas VegFest, a health and food fair, at Kiest Park Recreation Center, 3081 S. Hampton in Dallas, on September 21, 2025. Steve Hamm / ...
CBS News

Downtown Atlanta's new grocery store brings fresh food to a longtime food desert

For years, downtown Atlanta has been known as a food desert, with limited access to affordable, fresh groceries. That's beginning to change with the opening of Azalea Fresh Market, a partly city-owned ...
Food & Wine

New Research Reveals the Stark Impact of Food Deserts on Heart Patients

A Tulane University study following more than 1,500 individuals with atrial fibrillation found those in food deserts faced higher rates of stroke, hospitalization, and death. Stacey Leasca is an award ...
KWQC

Davenport council moving forward with program to address ‘food desert’ in west end of town

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - Davenport city leaders are moving forward with plans to bring a new program to the west end of town to support food-related businesses in the Rockingham Corridor. Wednesday ...
KWQC

Davenport launches program to freshen food desert along Rockingham

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - Davenport leaders are rolling out a new pilot program designed to strengthen food-related businesses in the Rockingham Corridor. The FRESH Project, short for Food on ...