Parker Tannin's Wine Beer and Spirits is going out of business. Owner Ryan Dussault announced his store in the Notermann building is closing, and thanked the community in an email that was distributed by the Victoria Chamber of Commerce.

This is Fresh Seasons Market in Glen Lake. Grocer Dale Riley pointed out that the size of the Victoria parking lot is equal to the parking lot at the Lunds at 50th and France in Edina, which does twice the proejcted volume expected at the downtown Victoria store. PHOTO by Unsie Zuege

By Unsie Zuege

The city is one more step closer to gaining a downtown grocery
store.

Last Thursday, the Victoria City
Council met as the EDA to review the grocer development’s request for TIF
assistance and donation of city-owned land. The council voted 5-0 to approve TIF
financing for the proposed grocery store and parking lot development. The
following is additional discussion that took place.

Talk about being a good neighbor. Andrew Schultz can’t help it.
Not only is it part of his job description—well, in fact, it’s a huge part of
his job description—but growing up in a small community like Cambridge,
Minn., makes it second nature.

World-class concert pianist and recording artist Marc Peloquin
will play at both the 9:15 and 10:30 a.m. services on Sunday, July 27 at Mt.
Olivet West Campus. Peloquin of New York, is in the Twin Cities, visiting
relatives and accepted the invitation to play as part of the church’s commemoration
of three influential church musicians: J.S. Bach, George Frederick Handel, and
Heinrich Schutz. Also playing will be the Gilded Lily Ensemble comprised of oboe,
flute and bassoon. Learn more about Peloquin at www.marcpeloquin.com.

It's the coffee talking
Well, I don't know about you, but the best thing to happen to downtown Victoria would be a grocery store downtown. Would traffic be messier, snarlier, forcing people to (gasp) walk more than a half block in any one direction?