St Pete in talks with developer over new grocery store in Midtown "food desert"

In the midtown area of St Pete, residents have seen two grocery stores close up shop within the past 3 years, leaving them without access to fresh food. Now, St. Pete leaders are in initial talks with developers about bringing a smaller, 20,000 square foot grocery store to 18th Avenue S and 22nd Street, where the empty Walmart Neighborhood Market sits.