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Syracuse gets funding to reopen Southside grocery store

WAER | By Robert Beck
Published September 8, 2025 at 7:30 AM EDT
An empty tan building, which was a former Tops Grocery Store sits waiting to reopen.
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The former Tops Grocery Store that closed in 2018 will soon reopen under a new name thanks to a $1.7 million state grant.

Syracuse is getting $1.7 million in state money to address food access.

The money comes from the New York Food Access Expansion Grant Program and will be used to renovate and reopen the Valley Plaza Grocery Store on the Southside of Syracuse. It’s been vacant since 2018.

The project will not only bring fresh and prepared foods to the neighborhood but also grocery delivery for seniors.
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Robert Beck
Bob Beck, a veteran media professional, currently serves as a part-time editor/host at WAER Public Radio and an adjunct professor at Syracuse University. Beck retired as News Director at Wyoming Public Radio in 2022 after 34 years. During his time, Beck won 5 regional Edward R. Murrow awards and 5 Public Media Journalists Association awards for reporting. He also won 11 PMJA awards for the news and public affairs program Open Spaces. He was awarded the Wyoming School Bell award for education reporting and was part of two Emmy Award winning television productions. You can find him on X under the name @butterbob.


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