Take part in an ongoing conversation about a possible grocery store in Fifeville

Monday, Sept. 23, community members are invited to attend "Buy Back the Block 3: A Conversation with the Developers," an event that will continue the conversation about a possible grocery store on Cherry Avenue in Charlottesville's Fifeville neighborhood.

The event is part of an ongoing series of conversations and feedback sessions about what community members want and do not want from a possible grocery store on Cherry Ave.

There will be a panel discussion among representatives from the Fifeville Neighborhood Association, as well as the two developers involved in the project, Woodard Properties and Piedmont Housing Alliance. They'll give an update on the proposed grocery store and housing redevelopment plans and timeline for the 501 Cherry Avenue site, the former Kim's Market/Estes IGA Foodliner.

Read more about that project, and the Fifeville neighborhood's involvement in it, here .

The conversation is free and open to the public, and community members in attendance will have the chance to give feedback directly to the developers.

Sarad Davenport, Chief Operating Officer of Vinegar Hill Magazine and founder of Davenport Strategic Innovation & Design, will moderate the discussion.

The event will take place Monday, Sept. 23 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall at 632 W. Main Street in Charlottesville. Register for the event here .

Take Action "Buy Back The Block 3: A Conversation with the Developers," a panel discussion and Q&A with the Fifeville Neighborhood Association, Woodard Properties, and Piedmont Housing Alliance, will take place at the First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall at 632 W. Main Street in Charlottesville on Monday, Sept. 23 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn more about the proposed grocery store and the redevelopment plans for 501 Cherry Avenue. Refreshments will be provided. Register for the event here .

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