A new Grocery Outlet opened Friday morning in a century-old building across from the Capitol Area East End Complex after the owners got a temporary permit. The market's opening at 17th Street and Capitol Avenue in Midtown was delayed by a day. An electrical inspection was performed Thursday, and a temporary permit allowing occupancy was then issued by the city, said co-owner Mindi Admire. "It was supposed to all be buttoned up Wednesday," she said while moving shopping carts outside the busy store at 1700 Capitol Avenue. A grocery store or market has operated in the building for about 100 years, according to local historian Bill Burg, who wrote about the location in his book, "Sacramen

A new Grocery Outlet is set to open Thursday in Midtown. Local residents and state workers seemed not to recognize the place when owners Mindi and Ken Admire offered a sneak peak during a ribbon-cutting celebration late Wednesday afternoon. A market-scene mural still marks the corner store at 17th Street and Capitol Avenue, where Rick's Uptown Market operated. But following a costly renovation, the 9,000-square-foot space is much more neighborhood market than convenience store. The sidewalk in front is lined with wooden produce bins holding tomatoes, avocados, onions and fruit. Cheeses, meats and more produce line back walls. A grab-and-go section in front offers pasta salad, sandwiches

A mom and pop Grocery Outlet is expected to open in Midtown this summer. An Orange County family is relocating to Sacramento to open a branch of the chain that calls itself the country's largest "extreme-value" grocery retailer. The store is expected to open July 1 in the former Rick's Uptown Market at 17th Street and Capitol Avenue. Mindi and Ken Admire want to set their store apart from other Grocery Outlets by operating a family-friendly business and really getting to know their customers. Their children, Kristina and Kenneth, a recent college graduate, will be an integral part of that. "We hope that we stand out as a different model in that we're going to be completely family-orient