From groceries to little kids: the old Harvest Co-Op building on South Street will be empty no more come September.
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Vegan-friendly Life Alive confirms it wants to open a location in JP — but it won’t be 57 South St., former home of Harvest Coop.
Perhaps no commercial vacancy in the last few years has prompted as much speculation on what should go there next as 57 South St., former home of Harvest Coop.
Detlev Alain Koepke was born on June 23, 1956 at Kandang Kerbau Hospital in Singapore. He spent his early childhood in Munich, Germany and immigrated to the United States at age nine. After graduating from the liberal arts honors program at the University of Texas at age 19, and attending Columbia University’s Ph.D history program on a full scholarship (he obtained a Master’s degree), Detlev moved to Boston in 1983 to attend Harvard Divinity School.
On Tuesday, Harvest Coop announced it will be closing its 57 South St. store. Below is a letter from the community-owned grocer’s board of directors.
Harvest Coop announced Tuesday it would close its 57 South St. grocery store, saying the “trajectory of the business model has become unsustainable.”
SECOND UPDATE: The Coop announced it will close the South Street store in mid-April.
UPDATE: The Harvest Coop board has announced it has made a decision — but hasn’t made that decision public yet.
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Members of Harvest Coop packed a board meeting Monday night to talk about the possible shuttering of the communally-run grocer’s South Street location.
The lease on a popular coop grocery store is up on Feb. 28, fueling speculation on whether the location will stay open. Harvest Coop has two locations in JP — its original South Street location and a newer outpost in Forest Hills.
Patio season is in full swing. You might think you know every outdoor restaurant space in the neighborhood, but click through — you may find some you didn’t know about.
Harvest Coop has two locations in JP, but if that’s not convenient enough for you, the grocer has started offering delivery.