Wilmington City Council passes corner store moratorium

Wilmington City Council passes corner store moratorium

Why Should Delaware Care? Wilmington is filled with dozens of corner stores and bodegas, giving residents convenient access to necessities when larger grocery stores are out of reach. But concerns over loitering, criminal activity and limited healthy food options have sparked a new city ordinance that could change the city’s future landscape. New corner convenience stores may soon be prohibited from opening in Delaware’s largest city. Last week,…