June 25, 2026 – With a handful of recent storefront closures in downtown Yellow Springs, a pressing question naturally arises: Is the village at all in jeopardy of losing its longtime grocery store?
Not in the slightest, said the new interim general manager, John Mabbott, last week.
“I guarantee it,” he told the News. “In fact, I’m going to make it dance.” Read the full article at YS NEWS.
Mayor Steve McQueen proclaimed June 16, 2026 to be “Gray Family Day” in Yellow Springs — a tip of the top hat to the family’s decades of labor and love they poured into Tom’s Market. From left: Jeff Gray, who’s run the store since moving back to Yellow Springs in late 2021; Mayor McQueen; and Tom Gray, who’s been involved in the downtown grocery since he was a bag boy at Weaver’s more than 50 years ago. (Photo courtesy of the Village of Yellow Springs & YS NEWS)
