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The Family Market

2012-05-11 11:42:00

Since opening in the Long Reach Village Center in February, The Family Marketis tapping into Columbia’s cultural diversity and carving out a niche in the local food store scene. The 54,000-square-foot market, which replaced a Safeway supermarket,...

Baltimore area Giant and Safeway workers approve new contract

2012-04-03 14:47:52

Union workers at Safeway and Giant Food in the Baltimore and Washington regions overwhelmingly approved a new contract Tuesday that increases wages and maintains key benefits. "It's a good day to be a member," said Tim Goins, executive vice president...

Chemical free prom: Bingo!

2012-04-16 20:46:58

Editor: On Feb. 24, nearly 400 participants gathered in the Bel Air High School cafeteria to support the Class of 2012 with one of the "Chemical Free Event Committee" fundraisers. Thanks to much support, the "Basket Bingo" event was a huge success. Many...

Beauty in unexpected places

2012-02-20 08:16:00

There are a couple of small, predictable joys that occur daily during my workweek — and probably yours. It's likely you haven't noticed them properly before, nor the subtle influence they have on your mood. Fortunately, I have penned this opinion...

Wegmans to stop sellng meat with pink slime

2012-03-23 16:50:00

Wegmans Food Markets Inc. said today they will also stop selling meat with an additive known as pink slime. Thebyproduct comes from fatty scraps leftover after steaks and roasts are cut from a cow. The meat bits are heated to soften them and then spun to...

Safeway, Giant Food begin recruiting temporary workers

2012-03-06 14:55:39

Giant Food and Safeway, the Baltimore region's two largest supermarket chains, are recruiting temporary workers as contract negotiations continue with the union that represents 23,000 employees. The current agreement expires March 31. The companies...

Grocery store contract talks continue

2012-03-19 15:14:00

Contract negotiations between management and the union representing workers at Giant Food and Safeway are expected to continue Tuesday, said a union spokeswoman, who added that no progress had been reported so far. The contract between the grocery chains...

Safeway, Giant Food workers reach tentative deal with management

2012-03-29 07:37:00

The union that represents 23,000 Giant Food and Safeway workers reached a tentative contract agreement with management late Wednesday, just days shy of Friday's deadline. The details of the new contract were not released Thursday. The United Food and...

Letter: Thanks to the Guard and some businesses

2012-03-29 14:41:00

Editor: The Maryland National Guard 1729th MSCS Unit in Havre de Grace has arrived back home from their one year deployment overseas. They had their welcome home celebration 18 March 2012 at the Havre de Grace High School at 1000 hours. The VFW's...

Safeway, Giant to stop selling pink slime beef

2012-03-22 14:59:00

Giant Food, the region's largest grocery chain, became the latest area supermarket Thursday to declare it would stop selling meat with the additive known as pink slime. The Landover-based company is among a growing number of supermarkets pulling the...

Groups react to Susan G. Komen's Planned Parenthood reversal

2012-02-03 19:01:00

The Susan G. Komen for the Curebreast cancer advocacy and charity group backed away Friday from a plan to slash funding to Planned Parenthood programs, but the public apology might not be enough to repair its damaged image right away. Experts in public...

New grocery store with international flavor opens in Long Reach

2012-02-10 13:29:00

The parking lot at the Long Reach Village Center in Columbia was packed Friday morning. Inside the new grocery store, the cashiers had lines. "They've been waiting," said E. Paul Choe, the CEO and president of Family Market. The grocery store opened...

Throw away those sweat pants with holes. You can hit the Safeway wearing this! Sure it costs more than most people's entire weekly paycheck. But not for you. (And you're probably not even working anymore.) The dress from Trillium costs $408. The Jones & Jones earrings are $72.

2012-03-28 00:00:00

Thank you, Safeway, for fighting the good fight.

2012-03-27 14:25:00

Karen Reid has been named senior vice president of retail business development at PromoWorks, ashopper marketing firm. Reid will continue developing key retail partnerships while growing in-store shopper engagement to drive retailer differentiation and shopper loyalty.

2012-02-10 00:00:00