Wild Oats Market Invites All To Attend Its Open House

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Wild Oats Market, a cooperatively-owned market located at 320 Main Street in Williamstown, invites members, shoppers and others who enjoy food that’s high in quality as well as taste to an Open House on Friday, June 26, from 3 to 7 pm. The Open House will celebrate the completion of Wild Oats’ store reset, a recent major renovation that makes the store seem larger and more open. The new store layout also enables Wild Oats to offer more items, especially in its popular prepared foods and bulk departments.

“The Open House will provide a perfect opportunity for our shoppers to become familiar with the new locations of all their favorite Wild Oats products,” said General Manager Michael Faber. “It will also give our staff a chance to talk to shoppers about the many positive changes the reset brings to the store, such as our new make-your-own salad bar.”

During the Open House Wild Oats staff will be demoing some of the exciting new items in the store’s bulk and prepared foods departments; and there will be a raffle drawing for five free lbs. of food from the store’s hot bar. The store’s GM, Michael Faber, will be available to answer any questions about the new store layout. All are invited to stop in on Friday afternoon, June 26, to indulge in some healthy, delicious snacking while enjoying the company of fellow Wild Oats shoppers.

Wild Oats Market is a member-owned, cooperative-based whole foods market that buys extensively from local and regional natural and organic food producers. One need not be a member to shop at Wild Oats, although membership offers several benefits. The market carries a wide selection of organic and naturally-made products, including: meats, eggs, dairy products, fruits, vegetables, breads, pastas, oils, cereals, juices and chocolate, and has an in-house bakery and prepared foods department. Wild Oats Market also carries healthful supplements and body care products, as well as environmentally-friendly household supplies.
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Former Harry's Supermarket Under Construction for Restaurant

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Construction is underway to transform the former Harry's Supermarket into a restaurant

Late last month, the Conservation Commission greenlit some tree pruning on the property. New windows and a new door can be seen in the front of the building. 

"It's a substantial renovation that's currently underway here," Brent White of White Engineering said, speaking on behalf of the applicant and owner, Huajie Zhu. 

A fire gutted the longtime Wahconah Street supermarket in 2023, and the following year, Zhu purchased the property for $460,000 two years ago to build a restaurant with hibachi in the existing footprint of the more than 100-year-old building. 

White explained that the project has been ongoing for over a year, and the Community Development Board granted the property a waiver to reduce the minimum required number of parking spaces so that additional spaces aren't needed.  

He noted that, looking at the site plan, there is very little room to do so. A mirror will be installed near the sharp turn on Bel Air Avenue to alleviate traffic concerns. 

Pruning will be done on trees in the southeast corner of the existing paved parking lot, as a number of branches are hanging over. The new owners also intend to patch, sealcoat, and re-stripe the parking lot. 

A fire tore through the building less than an hour after the supermarket closed for the day three years ago. An automatic sprinkler system is required for the new use. 

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