We're just a sprout, but watch us grow!
Welcome to Town Square Market the home of Square Deals from the heart of Carbondale.
We are a natural foods grocery store dedicated to bringing you the best quality products at the best price possible. We carry natural and organic grocery items, fresh organic produce featuring local growers when available, soft drinks, snacks, Brown Bag Bagels on Wednesday, bulk items and more.
We have a growing bulk foods section that makes it easy and cheap to eat healthier and we offer instructions on how to prepare them if you need it.
Soon we will be offering fresh baked goods and other grab-and-go items such as hummus and soups for a quick lunch or snack.
I'll keep you posted on when this will be happening. We also offer eco-friendly cleaning and paper products, grass-fed and finished beef ( you won't believe how good it is!), antibiotic-free chicken, and wild-caught Alaskan salmon. Come on in an discover us for yourself. You'll be surprised how economical it can be to eat healthier and be good to the Earth at the same time.
We do special orders with a 10% discount, too!!!
Rene' Cook, Manager
106 E Jackson St.
Carbondale, Il 618 529-2312
Labels: natural foods
Things are slow with the students gone
Time to give some local business owners a "how to" in blogging.
See ya 'on The Square'.
Downtown Farmer's Market
This week's
downtown Farmer's Market, located on the east side of the Carbondale Square didn't not have a very good turnout. Only 2 vendors showed and apparently only about two dozen customers made it there. From what I gather, there's a lot of competing farmer's markets in the area, not only from the Saturday one in Carbondale but with Cape Girardeau, Murphysboro and Marion all having them on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, it makes it hard for the limited number of vendors in the area.
Bus stop start-up
Caleb Hale tells readers of the Southern Illinoisan about my
bus stop start-up: "When David More says he wants to put a Greyhound bus stop at 215 N. Washington St., what he really means is he wants to revitalize that area of Carbondale.
'This right here is the future of downtown Carbondale,' More said, standing on the sidewalk in front of the gray building he hopes will serve as the city's next stop for bus passengers."
News from HTSBC, Friday, May 4, 2007
I attended the recent meeting of the Historic Town Square Business Coalition Friday morning. About a half-hour late, but in time for item #4.
- Park Benches - they're in!
- Garbage enclosure should be in by mid-June.
- Brown Bag Concerts & Lunch Specials.
- Greyhound Bus Terminal at the former Cadillac Lounge - Dave More will share his plans with us.
- Banners - Any Action?
The meeting was chaired by
Elaine Ramseyer, who runs Longbranch. Other representatives from Dillingers Feed, Town Square Market,
Arthur Agency,
White & Borgognoni.
Carbondale Chamber Coffee Mixer at Longbranch, Friday May 16 at 8 a.m.
Next HTSBC meeting will be Friday, August 3 at 9 a.m. at the Branch.
Perhaps by then some other HTSBC members will add to this blog.
Bus dawg
Yesterday's opening day at Greyhound was low key -- only two training supervisors and two customers. Plenty of time to stand outside on the sidewalk with Charley Greer and look at the mostly empty, ugly storefronts. Talk about blight! I heard Rosetta Books is gonna move in with the Tropicana, which will be another good draw to the neighborhood. Maybe a Washington St. entrance, too.
Speaking of City Council, my request for a Special Use Permit (to have the Greyhound bus stop at North Washington St.) will not be heard until until June 2, since the May 15 meeting will be taken up with the Installation Ceremony of those voted into office in the recent election -- Cole, Jack, Haynes and Pohlmann.
