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BOISE â Will Hay, co-owner of the Spacebar Arcade in downtown Boise, practices yoga and tries to follow Taoist teachings â accepting the ebbs and flows of life as they come. Lately, thatâs been more difficult as there have been a lot more ebbs than flows.
âItâs been a nightmare,â Hay told the Idaho Press.
Hayâs is one of several downtown restaurants and bars struggling to stay afloat during the novel coronavirus pandemic. After scaling back operations and weathering revenue declines for nine months, eateries and pubs face the threat of closure without more government aid, and fast.
âThe downtown corridor, all those bars and restaurants are really struggling to stay open,â said Katie Baker, executive director of FARE Idaho, an independent food and beverage trade group. âI think theyâre just trying to hold on for any bit of hope that they possibly can at this point.â