Kroger

• Locations: News By Jeanne Souldern Published Oct. 11, 2023

  What a Kroger-Albertsons merger might mean for consumers

  Art by Sofie Koski

  The largest retail grocery chain merger in U.S. history — between Kroger Co. and Albertsons Cos. — is estimated to be a $24.6 billion acquisition. Last October, Kroger announced the complex deal to acquire Albertsons that would pay all shareholders $34.10 a share. The proposed merger, if approved by federal… read more →

• Locations: Columns, Opinion Published Aug. 11, 2021

  Carbondale Marketplace aka Willits 2.0?

  

  Opinion by Frosty Merriott

  For two decades and through two public referendums, many of us in Carbondale — think Town Mothers or simply citizen activists — struggled and labored, marched and met to have development along Highway 133 done right. We wanted just the right development,… read more →

• Locations: News By James Steindler Published Apr. 28, 2021

  Francisco case continued

  Michael Francisco's hearing at Carbondale Municipal Court was continued again on April 26. According to Michael Edminister, Francisco's lawyer, the possibility for restorative justice is being explored. Sketch by Larry Day.

  The saga of the Michael Francisco case goes on. A hearing in Carbondale Municipal Court on Monday, April 26, was over almost as soon as it began, resulting in another continuance.

  Citizens packed the courtroom — as many as the spaced seating inside Town Hall… read more →