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Title
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Leon's Thriftway Celebrating 40 Years of Service
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Description
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Article profiles Leon's Thriftway, located at 39th and Kensington, and reported to be "the nation's oldest black-owned and operated grocery store." The owner, Leon Stapleton, managed a Safeway store at 12th and Brooklyn before opening his own business in 1968. In 2008 the store celebrated its fortieth-year anniversary.
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Date
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2008-06-13
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
