Local Grocery Legend Burt Saltzman, Founder of Dave’s Markets, Dies

By Min. Dale Edwards, Executive Director, Call & Post

CLEVELAND — Burt Saltzman, the visionary entrepreneur who transformed a single neighborhood grocery into the beloved Dave’s Markets chain and became a trusted friend of Cleveland’s Black press, has died at the age of 88. His passing marks the end of an era for local business, community journalism, and neighborhood life across Greater Cleveland.

Saltzman’s journey began humbly in 1939, when his family opened a small…