Gourmet Grocer in Southwest Durham

This is exciting news: the University Marketplace developers have selected an anchor tenant for the project on University/Shannon, Poppies, a gourmet grocer with outdoor seating and garden space. A gathering place that the SW Durham folks could bike to! The grocery will be LEED-certified, apparently the first of its kind in North Carolina.

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 Durham North Carolina, Shopping, Southwest Durham

4 Comments to Gourmet Grocer in Southwest Durham

  1. Major cool. Mmm, gourmet grocery. Good for the tummy, bad for the pocketbook. Tummy wins, usually, with me.

  2. Bob S-K on March 12th, 2008
  3. Trader Joe’s isn’t so bad on the pocketbook! But we will have to see about Poppies. I’m just dreaming of live music on the lawn in walking distance again, mmm.

  4. Valerie on March 13th, 2008
  5. Poppies in Brevard?!?! That’s great news. We happened upon the store last summer on vacation…amazing place with a great selection, tons of samples, and a really nice cafe.

    Of course, being on vacation in the NC mountains probably helped elevate our mood and impression of the place. But even if the new location is only half of the cool of their site in Brevard, I predict it’ll be a winner.

    Thanks for sharing the news!

  6. Sean Wilson on March 18th, 2008
  7. Thanks for that review! Yes, it’s the same Poppies.

  8. Valerie on March 19th, 2008

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