Minneapolis neighborhoods face food desert after looting closes multiple stores

Minneapolis Star Trubune ^ | JUNE 2, 2020 | John Ewoldt

[Salman]

With Cub, Target, two Aldi stores and many small markets damaged by rioting over the past week, Longfellow and about eight other neighborhoods have nearly become a food desert.

“I consider the loss of these businesses devastating,” said Melanie Majors, executive director of the Longfellow Community Council. “Besides just the food, there’s a lack of retail for diapers, formula, household goods, even clothing.”

Many residents of the area shop lower-priced stores such as Aldi or dollar stores. Two of those dollar stores — including Family Dollar on Lake Street — were destroyed in last week’s looting and violence that arose after George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis police custody.

[Salman]

My guess is they are never coming back.

[UnwashedPeasant]

Without civilization, there can be no grocery stores.

[marktwain]

Rioting has consequences.

Reality exists, as much as Leftist love to claim they can change it at whim.

[NotSoFreeStater]

I’m sure Michelle Obama can fix the problem.

[SaxxonWoods]

The rioters will form a human chain and bring the food supplies back!

[dsrtsage]

Vote for Joe Biden and more democrats because it is white supremacists trying to keep you down

[Ann Archy]

DUH!!! Did you CHEER the LOOTERS and the RIOTERS ON??? DUMBASSES led by BIGGER DUMBASSES!

[butlerweave]

Is the Mayor crying yet ?

[CodeToad]

Pooping where they eat. Savages. Low IQ primal savages.

[Vermont Lt]

You mean when we burned the store, the owners got angry? Well, they are just racist.

[defconw]

Tell them to call Obama, he’ll fix it. /s

[BookmanTheJanitor]

Hey, Star Tribune, you helped stoke this...YOU help fix this. Open YOUR wallet.

[Howie66]

Not if they have a lick of sense.

The “Laws of Unintended Consequences” can be a bitch.

[Big Red Badger]

Well ,
Who’d a think that.

[CommerceComet]

That will make the Somali refuges feel at home.

[Lurker]

Let them starve.

I no longer care.

L

[alloysteel]

There won’t even be dumpsters to raid.

Somalia must be looking pretty good to the recent immigrants from that country. Everybody is trying to make Minneapolis look as much as they can like Mogadishu.

Now all they need are the flies....

[4yearlurker]

Its going to get better when they get rid of the police department. However all local politicians will have plenty of food and all their prescription meds. Live with it fools!!!!

[x_plus_one]

If you gave them all new houses they would still end up homeless. New Stores are just another target for another riot.
Self rule is not an inherent talent.

[VanDeKoik]

“Minneapolis neighborhoods face food desert after looting closes multiple stores”

Something about not $hitting where you eat....HINT!!!