Construction nearing completion on new market

Construction work is nearing completion on the new neighborhood grocery store set to go in the Westlake Plaza Shopping Center in West Davis. To bear the name "Westlake IGA Market," the new store is still on track for a December opening. Visit the Davis DANG website for an update.

Meet the grocers!

A community meeting will be held on Monday, Sept. 14, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Stonegate Country Club, 919 Lake Boulevard, Davis, where the community will have an opportunity to meet the DeLanos family, who will be opening a grocery store at the Westlake Plaza Shopping Center. Refreshments will be provided.

Residents will be encouraged to contribute their suggestions about what kind of products the market should carry. For more information, contact Carolyn Hinshaw at (530) 757-2830, or e-mail at: helpDANG@gmail.com .

Welcome to the DANG blog!

Welcome to the blog for Davis Advocates for Neighborhood Groceries (DANG!), a non-profit community group created to support the concept of neighborhood grocery stores that are within walking or biking distance to where we live.

This blog is intended to provide a forum for the community to comment on this issue and provide suggestions for current and future grocers to help them succeed.

DANG! was initially founded when the Westlake Plaza Shopping Center lost its grocery store in 2006 and there was a possibility that the market space would be re-zoned to other uses. The community organized to support the grocery zoning, and eventually a Bay Area grocer, DeLano's, signed a lease in 2009 and began working on a plan to open a store in West Davis.

For more information about DANG, visit the official DANG website.