Families in US food desert raise alarm bells after grocery store shutters its doors: 'You got to get on two to three buses to get to Walmart'

Families in US food desert raise alarm bells after grocery store shutters its doors: 'You got to get on two to three buses to get to Walmart'

A longtime grocer on the west side of Montgomery, Alabama, has closed its doors, leaving residents grappling with deeper food access challenges as the neighborhood inches closer to full food-desert conditions. What's happening? As WSFA 12 News reported, the grocery store — most recently a Winn-Dixie — stood as a convenient source of fresh produce, household staples, and everyday necessities for people in District 4 for decades. But that chapter …