Hidden in Plain Sight: The Humble, Indispensable Neighborhood Bodega
When you have a place where people sell you gum and lend you money, help you through life’s big transitions, and keep your son on the straight and narrow, you are lucky indeed.
It’s an amazing gift, like a crimson sunset. It’s an amazing institution, like the public library. And it’s an amazing treasure, like Aladdin’s cave. Except instead of gold and rubies, there’s milk and cat food.
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