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.
JACKSON, Mich., JAN. 14, 2021 – Believing that form follows function and having moved through the development of a program-focused facility design, the Jackson YMCA has selected two organizations to round out its capital campaign design and construction team.
The YMCA Board of Directors, acting on recommendations of its campaign Building and Design Committee, selected Granger Construction Co. as the project’s construction manager and Bergmann as the YMCA’s architect/engineer. The committee and both firms are working closely with Gro Development Inc., a leader in the development, design and management of YMCAs and other community-based facilities; samples of their YMCA work are available at www.gro-dev.com.