An update on Torme’s
It appears that the crew interviewing Merv Torme was more interested in his comments about the announced changes at HealthSouth than with the current state of his long-time downtown business. For those just learning about it, the Associated Grocers store in Central City closed on Saturday, presumably to complete planned renovations to the store. We posted about it today during lunch. Increased residential development around the business appears to have influenced the family owned business, which have a second location in Bessemer, to upgrade their facilities. We’ll try to keep an eye on their progress for you. When completed, it may help temporarily curb calls for increased grocery options downtown. Longer operating hours would be helpful to downtown residents as well, though that would happen if people went there and supported the store after it reopens.
More after the jump…