Confetti and streamers fly to mark the grand opening of the new Winn-Dixie in College Park on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023.
Published on September 21, 2023 at 1:03 pm
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Southeastern Grocers opened its Winn-Dixie grocery store Wednesday in College Park, where the parking lot in front of the store quickly filled with vehicles and the store with shoppers.
The opening returns the Winn-Dixie banner to the former Town & Country shopping center at 999 University Blvd. N., where the Jacksonville-based supermarket chain operated from 1997 to 2007.
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“The significance about today is that now this section of Arlington is no longer a food desert,” said District 1 City Council member Ken Amaro.
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