Save A Lot set to open in Englewood next month despite residents disapproval

“It's remarkable that we're being protested for bringing a store into a community where there were no other takers," said Michael Nance, Partner at Yellow Banana. “So it's not like we were the first option. We started conversations with Whole Foods in the spring of last year. They didn't go anywhere, we decided it wasn't going to work and no one else came to the table."

Save A Lot will open in Englewood next month, owners say

Earlier this month, protesters gathered in front of the shuttered Whole Foods demanding that the Save A Lot not open in the Englewood community. However, the owners of Yellow Banana have a licensing agreement to open the grocery store.

Man shot in Englewood

A man was shot while walking on a sidewalk early Friday in the Englewood neighborhood.