Beans & Greens: Homewood welcomes first downtown grocery store in 40 years

​ South Suburban Food Co-op board member John Franzese, left, and Beans & Greens store manager Patrick Miller discuss plans for the store in downtown Homewood, which is slated to open at noon Wednesday, Sept. 21.(Photos by Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) The long-awaited downtown food co-op, Beans & Greens, will open in downtown Homewood at noon Wednesday, Sept. 21, according to an email announcement from its parent organization, the