A new neighborhood grocery store has opened along Rhode Island Avenue in the Woodridge area just south of Mount Rainier giving residents along Route 1 another option to grab grocery essentials.

Aurora Market, which also has a location in Columbia Heights, opened last weekend at 2006 Rhode Island Ave. NE in the former home of Good Food Markets.

Owners Rahel Kassa and her husband Pablo Ortiz, who live nearby, told the Hyattsville Wire that they saw a market opening when Good Food Markets left.

For now, the store has a selection of organic groceries and a deli section where they make fresh sandwiches including tomato pesto avocado and turkey club. They plan to add coffee and breakfast options soon.

Its Columbia Heights store also functions something like a community center, with some items for sale from local artists and local producers.

Kassa said that they aim to have “affordable, healthy options” and are taking customer requests for things to stock.

“If people want other items, we will have it,” she said.

For now, the store is open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, but Kassa said the hours may change based on what customers want.

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