In January, the Commercial Appeal ran a feature on Midtown Market about new owner Kevin Park’s efforts to convert the admittedly run-down convenience store on Cooper into a grocery store offering local items and produce.
Park attended a Cooper Young Community Association meeting to introduce himself and to assure everybody of his commitment to being a good neighbor.
But, it appears that not everyone is convinced. On February 20th, Midtown Market’s application for a beer permit was “continued” by the City of Memphis Alcohol Commission after commission member Billy Post, who owns Basil Bailey Salon in Cooper-Young, raised concerns about the market.
Specifically, Post is concerned that Park and his wife Soojin are the new owners in name only as an attempt to evade further legal trouble for selling alcohol to minors.
