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Getting a taste of new Whole Foods

September 26, 2013 at 2:16AM

Shoppers young, old and in between clogged the aisles of the new Whole Foods store in downtown Minneapolis during Wednesday’s grand opening, which included bread-breaking, samples, giveaways and live entertainment. It isn’t the first grocery in downtown, but the arrival of the store — at 222 Hennepin Av. S., where a Jaguar dealership used to be — represents a significant moment in the transformation of the once-sleepy North Loop neighborhood, which has become one of the fastest-growing in Minneapolis. More than 4,000 people have made the area their home, and businesses have followed, with hopes for more to come. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Shoppers young, old and in between clogged the aisles of the new Whole Foods store in downtown Minneapolis during Wednesday's grand opening, which included bread-breaking, samples, giveaways and live entertainment.

It isn't the first grocery in downtown, but the arrival of the store — at 222 Hennepin Av. S., where a Jaguar dealership used to be — represents a significant moment in the transformation of the once-sleepy North Loop neighborhood, which has become one of the fastest-growing in Minneapolis.

More than 4,000 people have made the area their home, and businesses have followed, with hopes for more to come.