The Dollar Fresh Market at N. 30th and State Street closed its doors for the final time on Monday at 8 p.m., leaving neighbors without their go-to grocery store and prompting them to search for alternatives.

Curtis Taylor and his wife stopped in almost every day, picking up the essentials they needed. He said it was the closest spot to where he lives with affordable groceries and friendly staff.

"My wife takes State Street on the way home, and she likes to stop here and get a coupleof things for dinner, but now that's not going to be no more," Taylor said. "I wish they would come back. I don't know why they're closing."

The next closest store is located a little less than a mile away, while other options are approximately 4 miles away. That distance may not seem that far to those with a

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