Thousands of people across Greater Akron are living in food deserts, where residents lack affordable fresh food and reliable transportation essential to getting it. Here's what you need to know about ...

There are 27 areas considered food deserts in Guilford County. While the distance to a grocery store is a major factor, McKim said there are other issues that play into the growing problem.

An urban food desert is a high-poverty census block more than one mile from a large retail food establishment, according to Summit County Public Health. Compare the interactive map and static map from ...

Where have all the large retail chains gone? Gone to consolidation everyone. “Food desert” is a term that was coined in 1995 by a task force studying what was then a relatively new phenomenon ...

The Bay Area is home to a rich tapestry of restaurants and other food-based enterprises owned by Black chefs and ...

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Tom Thumb moved out of the area,” said Hawkins. Mainstream grocery stores left her neighborhood, making it a food desert. “I'm just going say the color of our skin changed. That didn't change ...

HEALTHY FOOD IN WHAT'S WIDELY REFERRED TO AS A FOOD DESSERT IN THE 9TH WARD. WITH THESE VOUCHERS, EVERYONE BEHIND ME ARE GETTING EVERY THING ON THE BUS ABSOLUTELY FREE, REPORTING FROM THE 9 The ...

She then changed into her work uniform and walked a few blocks to start her shift at the Dinkytown Target. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) defines a food desert in an urban area as a ...

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Springfield, a city of roughly 60,000 west of Columbus, has seen its Haitian population grow to about 10,000 people in recent years, as Haitians have fled violence in their home country in search ...