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82. CVS in a strip mall, Einstein Brother's bagels, Subway, Chinese, Tex-mex, Ledo's pizza,

Wed Mar 12, 2014, 04:00 PM

Mar 2014

Dollar stores, two of them, some empty storefronts, the Russian gourmet shop went belly up, the Giant grocery store is now Global and stocks interesting immigrant foods from around the world.

and a bunch of other things, not terribly interesting.

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What is the closest business to where you live? [View all] NightWatcher Mar 2014 OP

A Peets coffee downstairs on the 1st floor. arcane1 Mar 2014 #1

Peet's is the best! I go there every day as well. R B Garr Mar 2014 #94

Dairy farm. Closest retail business is a farm implement dealer. Scuba Mar 2014 #2

There is a sandwich shop across the street Generic Brad Mar 2014 #3

I think probably Mr. Fresh ... LisaLynne Mar 2014 #4

A small strip mall 3 blocks away HeiressofBickworth Mar 2014 #5

Mine is a cemetery. I haven't been a paying customer there. Yet. nt valerief Mar 2014 #6

Mine is a nursing home! sammytko Mar 2014 #53

It closed. El Supremo Mar 2014 #7

A dive bar, next to the railroad tracks. kentauros Mar 2014 #8

My own. Chan790 Mar 2014 #9

A Wawa HERVEPA Mar 2014 #10

A little mom and pop corner store. femmocrat Mar 2014 #11

A local pizza shop. baldguy Mar 2014 #12

Anything you would want is practically around the corner RebelOne Mar 2014 #13

Small family owned sub shop OriginalGeek Mar 2014 #14

A Waffle House. GoCubsGo Mar 2014 #15

Near my Arcata apartment, Jamaal510 Mar 2014 #16

Burchalter Elementary... Art_from_Ark Mar 2014 #34

A gas station. Their coffee sucks. rug Mar 2014 #17

Very good Chinese food at reasonable prices. Throd Mar 2014 #18

Shell Gas Station bigwillq Mar 2014 #19

Another training horse farm next door to ours riderinthestorm Mar 2014 #20

Pizza Hut. CVN-68 Mar 2014 #21

a vineyard, Byington Winery, about 4 miles down the road Little_Wing Mar 2014 #22

Right across the street....... mrmpa Mar 2014 #23

Mine is a towing and recovery service... Rhythm Mar 2014 #24

there's a lot right around me fizzgig Mar 2014 #25

The horse boarding business on my farm csziggy Mar 2014 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author csziggy Mar 2014 #27

The best coffee house in Chapel Hill called Caffe Driade mnhtnbb Mar 2014 #28

a Seven Eleven treestar Mar 2014 #29

Same here KamaAina Mar 2014 #41

+1 Blue_Tires Mar 2014 #74

Hard to measure. There are 19,000 Restaurants within 5 miles of me. That's just for starters. stevenleser Mar 2014 #30

Gotta love a big city! Arugula Latte Mar 2014 #46

A golf resort, LWolf Mar 2014 #31

Auto Glass Repair Shop CBGLuthier Mar 2014 #32

I assume you mean a retail store UncleYoder Mar 2014 #33

A neighborhood dive bar across the street from a church. a la izquierda Mar 2014 #35

Our local phone company is a few blocks away cyberswede Mar 2014 #36

An absolutely fabulous Greek restaurant DFW Mar 2014 #37

Wouldn't ordinarily pipi_k Mar 2014 #38

a Church Raffi Ella Mar 2014 #39

A Honda/GMC dealership Auggie Mar 2014 #40

Dry Cleaner, Flooring company, car wash. Wait Wut Mar 2014 #42

A grain mill and a salon are both a block away in different directions. bluedigger Mar 2014 #43

In one direction it's a bank and a social club MissMillie Mar 2014 #44

A cute neighborhood coffee house in a converted old house. Arugula Latte Mar 2014 #45

Either a FedEx terminal or the 16th green of a golf course Shrek Mar 2014 #47

Grocery shop sakabatou Mar 2014 #48

Feed store. Often. Autumn Mar 2014 #49

A post office. Jokerman Mar 2014 #50

A store like the little stores with convience items. About 3 miles away. This particular store is jwirr Mar 2014 #51

Grocery store, and yes. elleng Mar 2014 #52

A used book store. madamesilverspurs Mar 2014 #54

mile or so down the road... handmade34 Mar 2014 #55

How lovely and quaint... CherokeeDem Mar 2014 #56

...and you can still buy Joe's Pond Ice Out tickets!!!! handmade34 Mar 2014 #62

That is so cool!! CherokeeDem Mar 2014 #63

Unfortunately.... CherokeeDem Mar 2014 #57

comic book store smoopie Mar 2014 #58

I'd be bankrupt if I lived that close to a comic book store. Codeine Mar 2014 #86

A dry-cleaner and I never go because there's a cheaper one a block down Hippo_Tron Mar 2014 #59

the closest business to me IS where I live Kali Mar 2014 #60

Grocery store, coffee shop, Kohl's... mwdem Mar 2014 #61

A little luncheonette a half block away. Everyone in the neighborhood goes there for gossip Squinch Mar 2014 #64

A Shell station... KatyMan Mar 2014 #65

Jem's Feed panader0 Mar 2014 #66

It's either the liquor store or the auto body repair shop across the street (coincidence?) Common Sense Party Mar 2014 #67

A guy down the road a bit sells custom made western wear out of his house Ex Lurker Mar 2014 #68

Gas Station Sherman A1 Mar 2014 #69

JAPANTOWN! yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #70

L.A.? kwassa Mar 2014 #81

San Francisco yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #83

True. kwassa Mar 2014 #88

I'm in Big Tokyo Art_from_Ark Mar 2014 #89

A mom & pop greasy spoon... Earth_First Mar 2014 #71

medi/pedi salon across the street WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2014 #72

Brand new mini-strip mall. Because it is so new, I can't even remember what business are in it. patricia92243 Mar 2014 #73

a diner in one direction and a convenience store in the other magical thyme Mar 2014 #75

Starbucks laundry_queen Mar 2014 #76

Some law office. Iggo Mar 2014 #77

Malin's sub shop -- Yup, we're frequent flyers there! n/t woodsprite Mar 2014 #78

A local gas/mini mart Broken_Hero Mar 2014 #79

private school aikoaiko Mar 2014 #80

CVS in a strip mall, Einstein Brother's bagels, Subway, Chinese, Tex-mex, Ledo's pizza, kwassa Mar 2014 #82

Across the street is the most expensive gas station in town jmowreader Mar 2014 #84

don hugos otherone Mar 2014 #85

I live four short blocks from a neighborhood grocery. I'm there every day Codeine Mar 2014 #87

Did the owners change? IrishAyes Mar 2014 #90

Starbucks nt Incitatus Mar 2014 #91

The main part of this town where I retired for financial reasons in IrishAyes Mar 2014 #92

A community college Sognefjord Mar 2014 #93