Grass Roots expects to unlock doors to new store this month

Grass Roots, the natural food store in South Lake Tahoe, is hoping to open the doors to the larger facility in a week.

The tentative date is June 18 — about three months later than originally planned.

Jon McElroy, who owns the store with his wife Sandra, said it was a much bigger project than he expected to convert the old Blockbuster into a grocery store.

No big grand opening is planned at the get-go. McElroy told Lake Tahoe News he wants the opening to be quiet, work out the kinks, and then possibly do something big.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report