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    "deck": "Downtown Anchorage just picked up a third real grocery store, and one of them is open until 3 a.m.",
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    "body_md": "Pacific Corner Market held its grand opening in Sunshine Plaza at Fourth Avenue and D Street in downtown Anchorage. The store is co-owned by Richard Watkins and his mother, with Lisa Walker serving as store manager. It carries Asian and Pacific Islander specialty items, including manapua pork buns, musubi Spam rolls, lumpia, kimchi-flavored chips, Zippy's chili, canned corned beef and Hawaiian Sun drinks, along with everyday household goods.\n\nAcross the plaza, Midnight Market relocated into a larger Sunshine Plaza space this summer after five years at its original location. The store stays open until 3 a.m. under manager Nader Qasem, a schedule that matters to anyone working a late shift downtown.\n\nLucky Grocery and Deli has operated on Fourth Avenue for twenty years, selling dry goods, fresh fruit, cheese and milk.\n\nMore change is planned for the corridor. Phase 2 of the Post Office Mall redevelopment is expected by the end of 2027 and includes residential condos, an indoor market, and a supermarket in the basement.\n\nTogether, the three stores give downtown Anchorage residents and workers three separate places to buy groceries on a stretch of Fourth Avenue that had long lacked them.",
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      "Midnight Market relocated to a larger Sunshine Plaza space this summer after five years at its old location and stays open until 3 a.m. under manager Nader Qasem.",
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        "a": "Pacific Corner Market opened in Sunshine Plaza at Fourth Avenue and D Street downtown, giving that part of Anchorage a third grocery option.",
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        "a": "Midnight Market stays open until 3 a.m., making it the latest grocery option downtown.",
        "q": "How late is Midnight Market open?"
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        "a": "Not yet. Phase 2 of the Post Office Mall redevelopment, which includes a basement supermarket, is expected by the end of 2027.",
        "q": "When does the Post Office Mall supermarket open?"
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        "a": "Twenty years. It's been a steady fixture in the neighborhood.",
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