One day, we were at a grocery store(食品杂货店) and I was___about grocery money and gas money because the day I had to pay for bills was___. Meanwhile, my 8-year-old son saw a homeless man outside the store. It was really cold and the man asked if we could give him some_...
that my heart was made heavy by the events in Charlottesville. I’ve been to C-ville a number of times, and I remember what it was like when Kroger was the only grocery store. I still remember something odd that happened while waiting for my parents...
global climate change, it’s clear that a LOT of us need to change our habits. I’m working on making changes myself- turning off water while soaping up dishes, bringing reusable bags to the grocery store and mall, refilling my water bottle, bringing reusable containers to restaurants, ...
A mom-and-pop store is a small, often family-owned-and-operated business that maximizes its profits by providing personalized, interactive services for its customers, curating its inventory to fit a local need. Examples include bookstores, grocery stores, delicatessens, bakeries, restaurants, auto ...
One day when she and her mother were checking out at the grocery store, Jenny saw a plastic pearl necklace priced at $2.50. How she wanted that necklace, and when she asked her mother if she would buy it for her, her mother said, "Well, it is a pretty necklace, but it ...
So when my favorite local grocery store, Heinen’s, contacted me to be part of their #SummerWithHeinens campaign it was perfect timing. When they asked about a cherished summer food memory; I immediately thought of those evenings sipping root beer floats with my Busia and my brain started ...
“I remember my mom taking me to the grocery store so that she could ask me questions in Farsi and I could translate for her to the employees,” she says. “I just I never really felt that different. I remember falling in love with my teacher, because I just thought she was so beau...
Eva stops at the grocery store around the corner, allowing me to reach her apartment building ahead of her. Pushing my shades up, I jimmy the lock and let myself in. A minute later, I’m merging with the shadows behind the stairs on her landing. ...
As we pulled into the parking lot of the grocery store, my girls observed the busy-ness of folks rushing into the store and emerging with massive amounts of bottled water. “There’s definitely a rush on water! I hope they haven’t run out,” one of them said. And for a moment, ...
things like paying for the order behind me in the drive-thru lane, holding doors, etc. So, they are very with the concept and are, of course, to also do "nice" things for others. Just a few days ago we stopped our local grocery store to pick up a few things which quickly turned...