Sneak Peek at Basha's

Most of our office took a short field trip yesterday to Basha's at Lakeview Village, and The Mister snapped a couple of photos for us. They met with Eddie Basha's son, Edward, and he gave them the tour and a few details. There are plenty of people engaged in various tasks in order to be ready for the June 30 Grand Opening:




The kids' care center is taking shape:




This will be pretty much state-of-the-art, with TV monitors throughout the store so parents can check on Junior as they shop. The child and the parent will be issued uniquely colored wrist bands, and that matching wrist band will be required for redemption of the child.

I asked about the other amenities inside the store, since no grocery store today offers only groceries. They have a handshake deal with Chase Bank, but no official paperwork or commitment yet. They will have a Starbuck's kiosk. And, to my surprised delight, they will have one of the new mini-medical options, with a Nurse Practitioner on site for those minor medical needs. As a mom who has spent many hours in doctors' offices waiting to get a simple strep test and the required antibiotics, I say hurray for this option.

On a personal note, last Sunday I was making quiche and sniffed the milk before pouring (a habit I learned growing up on a ranch where our milk came straight from the source), only to find that I had been hit by the Empty-Nest-Food-Gone-Bad Syndrome once again. As The Mister headed out the door to save breakfast, he mentioned that in only 30 days he would be able to bike over to Basha's to grab some emergency milk. It will be nice to have that convenience once again.