WHEN BALDUCCI'S SAYS "NO" THEY MEAN...

maybe.

WashBiz is reporting that Balducci's is looking hard again at a store in Gallery Place/Downtown. The company will make more decisions in the next 60 days. Three-months ago, Balducci's backed out a deal, but now they may back-out of the back-out.

Or sublease the space to Magruder's or A&P Fresh Market."We've been promised a grocery store for a long time," says Jo-Ann Neuhaus, executive director of the Penn Quarter Neighborhood Association, who mobilized people to send e-mails.

C'mon Balducci's we need those two-buck tomatoes in Downtown. We really do.