CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Those plastic bags you use for groceries may soon be on their way out in Cuyahoga County. Members of Cuyahoga County council wants to limit the waste non-recyclable use bags create by eliminating them from retail stores. The council will discuss the ban this week. Cuyahoga County council members Sunny Simon […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) -It’s tall, lanky and even a little futuristic and it’s been set free on the grocery aisles of the Giant Eagle in Legacy Village in Lyndhust and the Giant Eagle Market District in Cuyahoga Falls. The self-propelled “Tally,” from the company Simbe Robotics, travels up and down the aisles scanning the store shelves. “Tally is a […]

CLEVELAND — Dave’s Market, a grocery store that’s been a household name in Cleveland for nearly 90 years, is opening a new location in Cleveland’s Midtown neighborhood, according to a release from the company. The new market, located at 1929 East 61st Street, will feature a food court style eatery with access to fresh food […]

CLEVELAND – A feeling of redemption is in the air in Cleveland’s Buckeye neighborhood. More than 16 months after Giant Eagle closed its doors and left residents without an immediate source of fresh produce and food, a new store has opened shop in the building located in Buckeye Plaza. The opening of Simon’s Supermarket on […]

CLEVELAND – If you were shopping at the Giant Eagle on West 117th Street in Cleveland on Monday evening, you might have noticed some familiar faces at the check-out line. Cavaliers stars Richard Jefferson and Channing Frye donned some aprons and hit the registers to help cashiers ring up and bag customers’ groceries. The best […]

While many of us are well aware that eating healthy is the right thing to do, the price tag (or our perception of the price…

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – “More month than money.  So, I guess I’ll be hitting the food banks,” said Mr. James Brewer. That’s the new reality for tens of thousands in the Buckeye State and more than 47-million around the country. Mr. James Brewer is getting hit with a reduction of his already meager monthly food stamp […]

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown today applauded the expected news that Ohio’s nearly two million Social Security recipients will see a 3.5 percent increase in their Social Security benefits beginning in 2012. “The economic downturn has been particularly hard for seniors, who often struggle to balance the high cost of their prescriptions against grocery and utility […]

A collection of retail heavyweights will join first lady Michelle Obama‘s campaign to bring fresh fruits, vegetables and other nutritious foods to the USA’s “food deserts” — impoverished areas with little access to healthy foods. National chains, including Wal-Mart, Walgreens and SuperValu, and some regional retailers have agreed to open or expand more than 1,500 […]

With the cost of food rising, we’re all looking for ways to trim our grocery bills. Planning before you go to the grocery store should play a big role and should include your family needs. Here are 6 great ways to save almost $3,000 and recipes to go with them from the folks at shine.com: […]