Trader Joe’s applies for an ABC license for a site on 29N

Trader Joe’s fans, rejoice. The California-based grocery chain is coming to Charlottesville.

According to a public notice in today’s Daily Progress, the store is applying for a liquor license with the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. The ABC has confirmed that the application was received on May 21 and is currently undergoing due process.

The store will be located on the stretch of land between Hydraulic Road and Greenbrier Drive.

Calls to Trader Joe’s corporate offices, where it’s still early morning, were not immediately returned.