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After 17 years, Winn-Dixie is returning to Arlington shopping center

Work to redevelop the former Town & Country shopping center into College Park is underway in Arlington.
Bob Self
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Florida Times-Union
Work to redevelop the former Town & Country shopping center into College Park is underway in Arlington.

It's been nearly 17 years since neighborhood residents were able to walk to a grocery store at the former Town & Country shopping center in Arlington.

A McDonald's offers fast food while a nearby convenience store has chips, beer and other snacks, but residents say there's little to nothing in the way of fresh produce or other healthy, nutritious fare in that neighborhood.

That will change next year.

Read the rest of this story at WJCT News partner The Florida Times-Union.