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New rules for stores accepting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments will require them to stock more kinds of foods. The program is also called SNAP or food stamps. But advocates say convenience stores and small markets that serve places like Hazelwood without a full-service grocery store could be at risk of losing the ability to accept SNAP payments. This would cost them a significant part of their revenue and deprive SNAP users access to food.

The family-owned market on Second Avenue will soon have more room for Hazelwood residents to shop for fresh baked goods, snacks, sodas, fresh produce, pantry items, made-to-order sandwiches and local goods ranging from meat to honey to pottery. Dylamato’s Market at 5414 Second Ave. shut down in November for renovations and hopes to reopen this month.

The Hazelwood native also known in the neighborhood as J5 has been making art since age 7. But his art took a new direction last year.