Woodford General Store Opened: 2019 Owner: Ryan and Heather Hassett Previous Tenants: Woodford Mountain General Store Cooperative: none Location: 5053 VT-9, Woodford, VT Photographed: August 9, 2021 Woodford is roughly halfway between Wilmington and Bennington on route 9. Those two towns are the ones with bigger supermarkets, but Woodford has had a general store for a long time. It's clear from the inside that this store is freshly remodeled, and that's because it's only been open under its current ownership since 2019. But prior to that, this store (under the name Woodford Mountain General Store) seems to have been in business for a long time. In fact, if you look at the outside, you can see where the "mtn" was removed (for mountain) between Woodford and General. This store is now pretty specialized, with more specialty and local items along with a deli as opposed to the grocery basics. We're about a 20 minute drive from the Wilmington Shaw's but o...
Fine Fare Supermarkets Opened: early 2000s Owner: Miguel Luna Previous Tenants: A&P > CTown Cooperative: Retail Grocers Group/General Trading Location: 3680 E Tremont Ave, Bronx, NY Photographed: September 11, 2026 Welcome back to the Throggs Neck Fine Fare! I posted this store quite a while ago (the summer of 2020, to be exact) and since my original set of pictures, two significant things have happened. First, I have gotten a much better cell phone camera. And second, the store has finished a rather extensive remodel inside and outside. While it hardly looked dated or unappealing before, it's been beautifully refreshed with a new decor package and some notable upgrades. On the outside, the storefront has been fixed up with a new paint job, awning, and signage, which is nice. Now about that cell phone camera: you'll clearly see the difference between my 2019 pictures and those I took on Friday... ...not just because of the very attractive renovation here. Let's...