Signs downsized for new grocery in downtown Carlsbad

Signs downsized for new grocery in downtown Carlsbad

Some of the signs outside a Barons Market coming to Carlsbad’s Village will not be as large requested, but the Carlsbad City Council loosened the standards a bit for what soon will be the downtown’s only grocery store. The founder the local chain, Joe Shemirani, said the location in an existing building on Madison Street north of Grand Avenue needs multiple signs, some with 31-inch-tall letters, to generate the foot traffic required for a succes…