US Edition
Prospect Sun Fresh ‘No Longer Able to Serve Residents’ in Kansas City, Missouri
Crime and homelessness hindered Sun Fresh's survival despite $18 million in taxpayer funding and increased police patrols, reducing customers from 14,000 to 2,000, officials said.
- Amid ongoing challenges, the city-owned Sun Fresh Market in Kansas City abruptly closed Tuesday at Linwood and Prospect, with plastic sheets covering its logo.
- The Sun Fresh Market had been struggling for at least the past year despite nearly $20 million in funding and a $750,000 security boost in May.
- KCPD increased patrols on the 31st and Prospect corridor for 24/7 presence, fulfilling Chief Stacy Graves’s promise after a high-profile visit last summer, officer Gonzalez said.
- Facing locked doors, Tery Savage-El said Sun Fresh was gone suddenly and wouldn’t return, leaving four grocery stores within 1.5 miles.
- Mayor Quinton Lucas said he hopes to find another operator soon, noting the building is sound and ready for tenancy, but it's unclear if the store will re-open or permanently close.
16 Articles
16 Articles
City-owned Missouri grocery store closes as Mamdani campaigns for some in New York
As New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani promotes the idea of city-run grocery stores, one city-owned market in Missouri closed its doors on Tuesday after years of struggling and millions of taxpayer dollars.Local news outlets reported the doors to the Kansas City Sun Fresh market were locked that morning with a note saying the store was "unable to serve" the community."Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances beyond ou…
City owned grocery store similar to Mamdani proposal fails bigly, closes doors · American Wire News
New York City mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani may want to take note of what is happening in Missouri. The socialist candidate has proposed instituting publicly funded grocery stores in the Big Apple, but if what’s happening to the Sun Fresh Market in Kansas City is any indication, that’s a plan doomed to failure. The Sun Fresh Market, opened as part of a 2018 revitalization effort, would be taken over in 2022 by the nonprofit Community Builders o…
City-funded Missouri grocery store—like those Mamdani proposes for NYC—shutters after viral footage showed rotting produce, empty shelves
"It has always been our dream and passion to provide quality products and services in a safe, family environment. At this time, unfortunately, we are unable to do that."
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 67% of the sources lean Right
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
