The drama continues as Whole Foods attempts to segue into a resistant Jamaica Plain. Universal Hub reports from the front lines of the latest JP community meeting, where WF execs met with perturbed residents. The melodramatic meeting ended in arrests as people bemoaned the gentrification that the store might bring. Some juicy tidbits: “Two women on either side of the issue had to be separated by friends when they cursed and then lunged at each other as they were leaving the auditorium.” “The mostly white, mostly middle-aged pro-Whole Foods contingent pleaded for civility, but occasionally shouted out demands that the protesters shut up.” And, after two people were cuffed for unfurling an anti-Whole Foods banner, “The protesters quickly began marching in a circle. One protester dashed off to get pizza.” Mayhem. People, it’s Whole Foods! They sell happy things, like sushi and yoga pants! It’s not McDonald’s! [Universal Hub]
