WILMINGTON — Hosted every Saturday, Frankie’s Outdoor Market will move to its new Northside location beginning Sept. 23.
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From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday, more than a dozen vendors will sell fresh fruits, vegetables, baked goods, and locally made products at the newly renovated Portia Hines Park (400 N. 10th St.). The city funded $754,000 to upgrade the park’s restrooms, parking, lighting, pavilion, and sidewalk connections.
Frankie’s Outdoor Market has been operating since 2021 as an offshoot of the Northside Food Co-Op; it accepts EBT payments. The community-owned cooperative is working in collaboration with the city and county to alleviate the food desert in the Northside of downtown Wilmington.
“This new location will provide us with more space and better access for our customers as we continue to plan and design a full-service cooperative grocery store in the Northside community,” Cierra Washington, project manager of the Northside Food Co-op, said.
The co-op is slated to open its first grocery store in 2025, with construction to begin in spring 2024. It will be located a few blocks north of Portia Hines Park at 900 N. 10th Street.
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