An oasis is coming to north Tulsa’s food desert. The veterans’ based group, Honor Capital, plans to build a grocery store on the southeast corner of 36th Street North and Peoria. It will be a Save-A-Lot store. Jim Allen is the President of the group, made up of mostly young vets.
JIM ALLEN: “They lost friends and were injured themselves. When they got out (of the military) they came to me and said “we want to do something besides just make money.” They want to serve their fellow Americans, so they chose the mission of attacking food deserts.”
The store will be similar to an Honor Capital Save-A-Lot in the Crystal City Shopping Center. If zoning changes are approved, the store could open next year.
There is a Save-A-Lot at Pine and Lewis operated by another firm. North Tulsa has the Gateway Market at Pine and Peoria and there is a Warehouse Market in Turley.