Driving past the retail space at the Expressway Plaza is like seeing a phoenix rise from the fire and ashes, except replace the fire with rubble, rubble and more rubble! There are mounds of rubble, but walls of bricks outlining what will be our new Kroger by the end of the year! Thank goodness. The rubble is quite prominent from the street, as the digging out of necessary "stuff" to connect necessary "stuff" for gas has created mini-mountains. That's the status, and will provide photos next time I'm in the passenger seat of my car instead of the driver's side. Just doesn't seem safe when driving!
On to the Tour - I do now have fresh vegetables, awesome fruit, and Van's all natural wheat free frozen waffles back in my kitchen, all courtesy of the Newport Kroger Marketplace. Awesome store and didn't even feel too big. Wonder if we get the awesome produce section? Sushi would be great too - my kids love the stuff. Anyone else out there like this Kroger?
Still wanting ours back - convenience is key, but until then, we'll continue the tour.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Time is of the essence, so it seems is starvation!
I'm blessed to be busy at work and my husband and are I blessed to have two great kids involved in activities! However, without our friendly Kroger next door, the hectic schedule has literally led to emptier shelves and refrigerator space at our house than when Hurricane Ike came through! We all always say that once in a while we are going to use up everything in the pantry before buying more - the day is here.
So, I will report on the tour of Krogers when I get a chance to shop at one - which has to be soon or the pounds I need to lose will happen oh so naturally!
GOOD NEWS - word on the street is that the construction at the Fort Mitchell Kroger is about 3 - 4 weeks AHEAD of schedule. That's right - our corporate neighbor is beating the schedule as of now. Just maybe, we'll be buying our halloween candy there.
For now, thank goodness I can get my favorite adult beverage formerly owned and operated in the United States (hint: still brewed in St. Louis) at the two remaining aspects of our Kroger - Drugs and Alcohol - both of which are open during construction.
Here's a picture my husband took from his car last night - PROGRESS! Tilt head to the right to view - not sure why it won't upload properly, but I know that black cloud over my head is related to my impatience with technology!
Disclaimer Notation which I will put somewhere permanently on the blog:
This is a blog I have created based on my opinions with a goal of having fun until our beloved neighbor is back up and running. This blog does not represent the opinions from Kroger in any way, unless they want to comment of course!
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Video Footage of the Before!
Thanks to a friend, neighbor and member of the local historical society, we have video of what Kroger was prior to the tear down. Check it out . . . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aN1FTEMRSNE
A Lament for Our Kroger, a Guest Posting
The response to this blog in Northern Kentucky certainly caused quite a bit of conversation over the weekend into this week. So many are chuckling as they too are challenged without our local Kroger.
Today’s post comes from a dear friend who had some thoughts to share. . . enjoy .
From Anisa:
At the risk of being melodramatic (Me? Melodramatic? NEVER!) Kroger has for years taught me a lot about myself. I fancy myself the sort of person who will regularly visit the Farmers’ market who will even trek to Findlay market. I will think ahead to by a cow share and freeze and can from the season so we’re stocked up with a freezer full of stuff we grew in the garden and our very own cow. I read Michael Pollan! I read Jamie Oliver! I read Marion Nestle! I grew up with a small garden and today we have the benefit of a garden patch in the backyard tended lovingly by my mother in law. Who needs Kroger! Yeah right.
Like most images we have of ourselves, this one of me is inaccurate. For one, they don’t sell Diet Coke in bulk at the Farmer’s Market; another problem is that while many parts of a cowshare are the ones I know what to do with (ie steaks, hamburger), our current freezer cow is down to the rather icky parts that I feel like I need Dr G Medical Examiner to evaluate. We do have broccoli for the picking, but like all homegrown broccoli we also have those little green bugs that have to be picked out or soaked out with salt water. What is left of the salad greens is a little too, well, leafy--think oak, not lettuce--in terms of taste and texture. After a long day of work or kids’ activities or whatever, what I often long for is a bag of Kroger frozen broccoli, and perhaps a few pork chops packaged in styrofoam, and maybe some sweet potatoes to bake. And a Diet Coke of course.
Homegrown. Local. Organic. These are lovely concepts and great sounding words. I’m still very much in favor of them. But what also was lovely was listening to James (who worked at our Kroger) do his rendition of Jim Morrison’s songs as he picked up the carts. I miss being able to run in for a salad for dinner or emergency doughnuts on Saturday morning (don’t tell me you never did that). Luckily we have other great options for grocery shopping nearby, but none of those seem natural yet. I hope they soon will.
When we moved here one of my first relationships was with Kroger; the same was true when we got married (and I had to go to our nearby Kroger in Lexington when we got back from our honeymoon to stock Kevin’s man-pantry with a few things besides tomato soup and canned corn) and when we had our first baby (and I realized that the convenience of Kroger diapers were more to my ability level than washing the cotton diapers myself. That was another one of those reality checks.) For a new mom and her extroverted baby, Kroger became a social outlet for him and a place for me to learn how to plan meals for a family. When we moved here from Lexington three years ago, it was only natural to seek out the familiar: frozen broccoli, pork chops, sweet potatoes, Diet Coke. Kroger had me at 10 for 10.
Onward and upward--the new place will be bigger and in some ways better, and at least for a while I won’t take its’ proximity for granted. I’m also be more grateful for the absolute abundance of relatively cheap food by which we are surrounded, and more empathic regarding the struggles of people who live in urban and rural “food deserts” and don’t have even one real grocery store nearby, much less two or three. The only thing left to do is to stock up on Diet Coke.
Today’s post comes from a dear friend who had some thoughts to share. . . enjoy .
From Anisa:
At the risk of being melodramatic (Me? Melodramatic? NEVER!) Kroger has for years taught me a lot about myself. I fancy myself the sort of person who will regularly visit the Farmers’ market who will even trek to Findlay market. I will think ahead to by a cow share and freeze and can from the season so we’re stocked up with a freezer full of stuff we grew in the garden and our very own cow. I read Michael Pollan! I read Jamie Oliver! I read Marion Nestle! I grew up with a small garden and today we have the benefit of a garden patch in the backyard tended lovingly by my mother in law. Who needs Kroger! Yeah right.
Like most images we have of ourselves, this one of me is inaccurate. For one, they don’t sell Diet Coke in bulk at the Farmer’s Market; another problem is that while many parts of a cowshare are the ones I know what to do with (ie steaks, hamburger), our current freezer cow is down to the rather icky parts that I feel like I need Dr G Medical Examiner to evaluate. We do have broccoli for the picking, but like all homegrown broccoli we also have those little green bugs that have to be picked out or soaked out with salt water. What is left of the salad greens is a little too, well, leafy--think oak, not lettuce--in terms of taste and texture. After a long day of work or kids’ activities or whatever, what I often long for is a bag of Kroger frozen broccoli, and perhaps a few pork chops packaged in styrofoam, and maybe some sweet potatoes to bake. And a Diet Coke of course.
Homegrown. Local. Organic. These are lovely concepts and great sounding words. I’m still very much in favor of them. But what also was lovely was listening to James (who worked at our Kroger) do his rendition of Jim Morrison’s songs as he picked up the carts. I miss being able to run in for a salad for dinner or emergency doughnuts on Saturday morning (don’t tell me you never did that). Luckily we have other great options for grocery shopping nearby, but none of those seem natural yet. I hope they soon will.
When we moved here one of my first relationships was with Kroger; the same was true when we got married (and I had to go to our nearby Kroger in Lexington when we got back from our honeymoon to stock Kevin’s man-pantry with a few things besides tomato soup and canned corn) and when we had our first baby (and I realized that the convenience of Kroger diapers were more to my ability level than washing the cotton diapers myself. That was another one of those reality checks.) For a new mom and her extroverted baby, Kroger became a social outlet for him and a place for me to learn how to plan meals for a family. When we moved here from Lexington three years ago, it was only natural to seek out the familiar: frozen broccoli, pork chops, sweet potatoes, Diet Coke. Kroger had me at 10 for 10.
Onward and upward--the new place will be bigger and in some ways better, and at least for a while I won’t take its’ proximity for granted. I’m also be more grateful for the absolute abundance of relatively cheap food by which we are surrounded, and more empathic regarding the struggles of people who live in urban and rural “food deserts” and don’t have even one real grocery store nearby, much less two or three. The only thing left to do is to stock up on Diet Coke.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
At least there is a snippet of Kroger Open!
Well, as we all wait (and a long one it seems it is going to be!) for our friend, the Fort Mitchell Kroger, we have at least a snippet of them still with us - Pharmacy and Alcohol! Atleast during the summer months we'll be able to sooth our hungry souls with a cold beer and some aspirin!
It is June and I said we would begin our tour of Kroger. I've heard many of you talk about the options, so here's your chance to chime in!
First off - Kroger in Florence across from the Mall. Interesting Kroger and convenient to one of my favorite stores - TJ Maxx! It's small and not new, but all of the people that work there are ever so nice. It does make me miss my Fort Mitchell Kroger, as there are some natural products that I couldn't get there. Am I the only person outside of Fort Mitchell that likes to purchase all natural, wheat free frozen waffles??? I slowly picked up some Chocolate Chip Eggos, but then quickly put them back. My kids will never eat the good stuff again if I give them this option!
Any one else hit Krogers in Florence??? Yes, we'll get to the other locations - we all have to have patience!!!
Happy Hump Day folks!
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