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TALLAHASSEE.COM THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2018 9A and competes with larger health-centric grocers like Whole Foods. Headquar- tered in Lakeland, Publix opened a GreenWise prototype store a decade ago in Palm Beach Gardens. Existing stores with the GreenWise name will be re- named as Publix. is a new and improved Stevens said of the Tallahassee store. learned a lot from those prototypes, so this is the very of its kind here in Why Tallahassee? Stevens said the capital city is a for organics and natural food selections.

kind of lights up the board when it comes to that particular he said. Publix has more than 190,000 em- ployees, including 140 at the GreenWise Market store in Tallahassee. Its retail sales in 2017 reached $34.6 billion, ac- cording to the company. With 1,198 stores in the Southeast, including near- ly 800 in Florida, Publix plans to open more GreenWise Market stores in cities like Lakeland, Boca Raton, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, and Marietta, Georgia. no word yet on whether more are coming to Tallahassee.

The organic-only concept falls in line with consumer trends. More grocery stores also are serving alcoholic drinks on tap. DeCicco Sons was the gro- cer in New York to build a bar inside its stores, according to FoodDive.com. The site also reports other examples, including Market, an upscale retailer in Sonoma County, California, that opened a tavern inside its store. The idea is to create an extra layer to the shopping experience.

Tallahassee will get to see for itself. Located at 625 W. Gaines the Green- Wise Market store opens at 7 a.m. today in the CollegeTown area. Store sections The store is divided into sections: Care, Finds, Eats, Cuts and Pours.

High ceilings make the store appear larger. Most Publix stores are around 45,000 square feet. The de- cor is a blend of modern and industrial. White brick walls and a four-panel mu- ral by local artist Charity Myers deco- rates the entrance. The section is the to greet customers with rows of natural and or- ganic wellness products, such as amino acids, vitamins, herbs and essential oils.

Its prominent placement at the front of the store speaks to the healthy living focus at GreenWise Market. The store also features 230 kinds of cheese and counting in the sec- tion. The section features fresh and seasoned meats like Cowboy and Mesquite bacon. Customers any cigarettes or high fructose items, such as Coca-Co- la products, at GreenWise Market. Nei- ther will they a pharmacy or a place to buy a a popular item for busy residents and college students.

Sense of community Community, business and leaders got a sneak peek of Tallahas- newest grocer. Many said the new store helped create a sense of communi- ty along Gaines Street, which has nearly stripped away its railroad and manufac- turing roots for a vibrant destination district of high-rise apartments, restau- rants, clubs and boutiques. is a really nice size market for the community, and it the Gaines Street vibe very said Cristina Paredes, director of the Tallahassee-Le- on County of Economic Vitality. going to be a great attraction for the two colleges and really builds on that initial infrastructure Some say GreenWise Market a void. Qasimah Boston, co-founder of the Tallahassee Food Network, was struck by the variety of products and the location, sandwiched by Florida and Florida State universities and neighborhoods such as Frenchtown, Heights and the south side, which are challenged by food deserts.

so important because those are the communities that have the adverse health outcomes. And we know in pub- lic health that health is so connected to what you Boston said. you have access to good and quality food, that tends to have an impact on the foods you However, the challenge with stores like GreenWise Market will be the cost of items on the shelves, Boston said. Some residents may not it able. Although, Boston said she found several items that were cheaper than she expected.

a step in the right Boston said, adding she hopes to part- ner with GreenWise Market for commu- nity outreach on living healthier life- styles. The philanthropic giving will allow customers to donate a portion of their bills to one of three charities of their choice for the year. The local are the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Big Bend, Sustainable Tallahas- see and the Foundation for Leon County Schools. Leon County Commissioner Nick Maddox, the executive di- rector, said the partnership was The foundation raises money for classroom and wellness grants. opportunity we have with GreenWise will help provide matching funding for state grants we get from our statewide Maddox said, adding the grants could be targeted for areas like STEM and literacy.

As community and business leaders toured the store, a farmer, Will Harris, wearing jeans and a cowboy hat, peered over the meat section. Harris is a sixth- generation herdsman and land steward at White Oak Pastures in Geor- gia, 80 miles from Tallahassee. Publix was his customer 15 years ago. The grocer has sold his grass-fed ground beef ever since and now Green- Wise is selling his chicken and steak, too. Pork may be coming soon.

fact that they have this concept more focused on natural and knowing the origin of the food, it opens the window to not just carry the ground beef but to carry steak, chicken and maybe pork and eggs and other Harris said. a really good partner- Contact TaMaryn Waters at tlwa- or follow MarynWaters on Twitter. Market Continued from Page 1A GreenWise Market employees give community members a tour of the new store by Publix during a preview event. PHOTOS BY TORI DEMOCRAT GreenWise Market employee prepares sushi as community members tour the new Publix affiliate. during a preview event.

House, Senate set committee schedules new and returning law- makers will gather Nov. 20 in Tallahas- see for a post-election organizational session, which will feature the chang- ing of the House speaker and Senate president, and then will return for committee weeks in December, Janu- ary and February, according to sched- ules released Wednesday. Committee meetings will be held the weeks of Dec. 11, Jan. 7, Jan.

22, Feb. 4, Feb. 11 and Feb. 18. Lawmakers will start the 2019 legislative session March 5.

Scott records lawsuit hearing rescheduled The 1st District Court of Appeal has rescheduled a hearing that had been slated for next week in a legal dispute about whether Gov. Rick Scott should be required to turn over his calendar to an organization locked in a battle with the state about Medicaid contracts. The Tallahassee-based court will hear arguments Oct. 15, after initially scheduling them for Oct. 10, according to an online docket.

The change came after a request by an attorney for the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, which a lawsuit seeking to require Scott to turn over his calendar including information about fundraising events and where the governor will reside at night to the group. Leon County Circuit Judge Charles Dodson last month ruled in fa- vor of the group. The group requested the records af- ter the Agency for Health Care Admini- stration did not renew a Me- dicaid contract with the subsidiary, Positive Healthcare, to provide Medicaid services in Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe counties. News Service of Florida IN BRIEF TALLAHASSEE Media organiza- tions from across the country are urg- ing a federal appeals court to reject an attempt to allow two teens to remain anonymous in a challenge to a new Florida gun law. A brief last week on behalf of 21 organizations argued that allowing the teens to take part in the challenge as Jane Doe and John Doe would hinder public access to court proceedings.

The National Association the challenge in March to a law that in- creased from 18 to 21 the minimum age to buy and other long guns in Florida. NRA and allegations in this case are as they themselves argue matters of public concern, especially because their chal- lenges are framed as an assertion of their constitutional rights, and seek ultimately to invalidate said the 40-page document, by attorneys for the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. testi- mony by and concerning Does (the teens) could very well the ulti- mate outcome of this case. Open litiga- tion, with full disclosure of the identities, will allow the public to bet- ter understand and assess the competing claims, and their credibil- ity, and to make informed judgments about the administration of justice in this The Friday at the 11th U.S. Cir- cuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta is the latest move in a case that stems from lawmakers and Gov.

Rick Scott ap- proving gun restrictions after the Feb- ruary mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that killed 17 people. The NRA quickly a federal law- suit challenging the age change for purchasing guns and later sought to add a 19-year-old Alachua County resi- dent as a and identify her as Jane Doe. It also sought to add to the case allegations related to another 19- year-old as John Doe. But Attorney General Pam has fought allowing the teens to take part in the case anonymously, and U.S. District Judge Mark Walker in May agreed with the legal posi- tion.

That prompted the NRA to take the anonymity issue to the appeals court. The underlying lawsuit chal- lenging the gun law remains pending. The NRA has argued in court docu- ments that anonymity is needed be- cause of concerns for the safety of the teens. As part of its case, the NRA has cited threatening and often-vile emails received by longtime NRA lob- byist Marion Hammer. Doe and John Doe, two 19- year-old Florida citizens, seek to par- ticipate in this lawsuit challenging age-based ban on the pur- chase of anonymously, based on the reasonable, documented fear that they would harassment, in- timidation, and threats of violence if their true identities and participation in this controversial litigation were made said a brief in June by the attorneys.

the standard for pseudonymous pleading established by this precedents, Jane and John Doe should clearly be allowed to remain The attorneys for the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press the friend-of-the-court brief Fri- day on behalf of organizations ranging from the American Society of News Editors to The Dallas Morning News. Among the organizations were The McClatchy which operates the Mi- ami Herald and Bradenton Herald newspapers, and South WPLG television station. simply, the record before this court is devoid of any factual basis on which to conclude that there would be a legitimate risk of retaliation against Does themselves if their identities were revealed in this the brief said. Does to proceed pseudonymously in this case would provide grounds for any as- serting a claim to do so. Such broad use of pseudonymity is im- Media groups fight request in gun case Jim Saunders NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA In addition to raising arguments about public access to court proceedings, the media organizations disputed the argument that the teens need to remain anonymous for safety reasons..