Jonathan Fine was forced to close his taverns last year, faced eviction threats from landlords, tossed out hundreds of kegs of beer, and reopened multiple locations with the help of a federal relief program.
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“It seems shortsighted that only employees wear masks and not guests,” one business owner said. “Are we really making that big of a difference?”
Las Vegas-area owners and industry experts say some changes prompted by the pandemic are here to say, while others will be jettisoned.
The new federal Restaurant Revitalization Fund is expected to help Southern Nevada restaurants recover from the effects of the pandemic.
Getting your shot gives you a shot at a free doughnut.
The Restaurant Revitalization Fund, part of the $1.9 trillion package signed into law last week by President Joe Biden, will provide $28.6 billion in grants for restaurants hit hard by the pandemic.
Gov. Steve Sisolak’s announcement loosening restrictions on certain businesses next week provides some relief to local bars and restaurants, although not as much as many were anticipating.
Assuming that the food insecurity plaguing Las Vegas and the country also is affecting the vegan community, Mindy Poortinga turned to social media to rally support for a plant-based food bank.
Brian Labus of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at UNLV said table-to-table transmission isn’t the problem when dining in restaurants.
Restaurant owners say they can’t figure it out: If they’re such a danger to the public, why aren’t their employees higher in priority in the COVID vaccination plan?
Occupancy limits are hardest on businesses, but limits on party size are also problematic, restaurateurs say.