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bedsitter23Des Moines gets its first Whole Foods this week.
This may be old news for some. Whole Foods really seemed to hit mainstream success about a decade ago, along with Trader Joe's (which came only here in 2010)
For those not familiar with Whole Foods, I won't spend much time on it, but they are known for their organic food selection, attitude towards social responsibility and a pro-environment agenda.
The Register featured the store on Sunday.
WFM feaatures free-range meat, fresh seafood delivered daily, a bulk section, a machine that turns peanuts or almonds into a creamy spread on the spot, local produce from 34 Iowa businesses, free wifi, 200 varieties of cheese, and 200 types of produce.
They also have the Art-O-Mat.
Art-O-Mats are retired cigarette vending machines that sell small pieces of art. For $5, customers can get a small painting, keychain, jewelry, or other art.
There are maybe 90 across the country and they can be found in art museums, colleges, grocery stores, restaurants, and coffee shops.
Also appearing in the same neighborhood are the flashing Yellow Stop Lights.
These have been here for a few months now, but the Register did a feature on these this Sunday as well.
The idea of the flashing yellow isn't so much that it works like a yellow, but it tells you if there is no one coming, you can go ahead and make that left turn at the stop section.
A friend of mine said she saw three accidents or near-accidents because of these. I, myself, in the early days, though I was familiar with them, found myself caught in an intersection.
I think it has helped traffic congestion, and we'll all get used to it in a short while. Hopefully, it doesn't give people too many fender benders getting there.
This may be old news for some. Whole Foods really seemed to hit mainstream success about a decade ago, along with Trader Joe's (which came only here in 2010)
For those not familiar with Whole Foods, I won't spend much time on it, but they are known for their organic food selection, attitude towards social responsibility and a pro-environment agenda.
The Register featured the store on Sunday.
WFM feaatures free-range meat, fresh seafood delivered daily, a bulk section, a machine that turns peanuts or almonds into a creamy spread on the spot, local produce from 34 Iowa businesses, free wifi, 200 varieties of cheese, and 200 types of produce.
They also have the Art-O-Mat.
Art-O-Mats are retired cigarette vending machines that sell small pieces of art. For $5, customers can get a small painting, keychain, jewelry, or other art.
There are maybe 90 across the country and they can be found in art museums, colleges, grocery stores, restaurants, and coffee shops.
Also appearing in the same neighborhood are the flashing Yellow Stop Lights.
These have been here for a few months now, but the Register did a feature on these this Sunday as well.
The idea of the flashing yellow isn't so much that it works like a yellow, but it tells you if there is no one coming, you can go ahead and make that left turn at the stop section.
A friend of mine said she saw three accidents or near-accidents because of these. I, myself, in the early days, though I was familiar with them, found myself caught in an intersection.
I think it has helped traffic congestion, and we'll all get used to it in a short while. Hopefully, it doesn't give people too many fender benders getting there.
