I was first attracted to the Stop & Shop Market because of its colorful and mysterious mural. The woman in the hijab seems to be…
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Sometimes getting people to talk is worse than pulling teeth. At least with teeth, you have an end result to show for it. I was…
One CommentWhere does the name come from? Was it ever a fort? And why is it lonesome? These questions knocked around in my head as I…
One CommentPhotographing bodegas at twilight is like catching bullfrogs in a swamp. You spot one, you sneak up on it, and just when you think it’s…
Leave a CommentWhen I first entered Lakeview Market, owner Daisy Swinton was handing a customer a large Styrofoam cup filled with boiled peanuts. As a transplanted Northerner,…
Leave a CommentOwner César Estevez thinks he may have found a way to compete with the K-Marts, Walmarts, and Save-a-Lots of the world, the bane of many…
Leave a CommentYes, the manager of this Florida bodega really is named Muhammad Ali and he assumes a fighting pose when you ask him, just to prove…
Leave a CommentBold blue letters in the store’s sign seem to indicate that its name is “Cubano Loco” (Crazy Cuban). Or do they? According to manager Salah…
Leave a CommentI didn’t know how this bodega got the name “Pimentel,” so I looked up the Spanish word and found it meant “pepper patch.” That made…
Leave a CommentI showed up but he wasn’t there. For several weeks I’d been trying to get a hold of the elusive bodega owner Badra Syad, who…
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