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The Saturday Market That Refused to Close

Stallholders, shoppers and one determined committee kept the market alive.

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Editor-in-chief. Three decades chasing stories that earn their headline. {es}Al frente de la redacción. Tres décadas persiguiendo historias que se ganan su titular.{/es} {fr}À la tête de la rédaction. Trois décennies à courir après des histoires qui méritent leur une.{/fr} {de}An der Spitze der Redaktion. Drei Jahrzehnte auf der Jagd nach Geschichten, die ihre Schlagzeile verdienen.{/de}

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A lively open-air market with stalls of fruit and flowers
A lively open-air market with stalls of fruit and flowers Richard Vance — The Xpresiva Times

When the lease wobbled, the regulars simply would not let the market go quietly.

A weekly handshake

Part grocery, part gossip, the market is where the town still meets itself face to face.

Some institutions are just a lot of people deciding to show up.

Thanks for reading.

Richard Vance

Richard Vance

Editor-in-chief. Three decades chasing stories that earn their headline. {es}Al frente de la redacción. Tres décadas persiguiendo historias que se ganan su titular.{/es} {fr}À la tête de la rédaction. Trois décennies à courir après des histoires qui méritent leur une.{/fr} {de}An der Spitze der Redaktion. Drei Jahrzehnte auf der Jagd nach Geschichten, die ihre Schlagzeile verdienen.{/de}

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