Pittsboro To Bring Main Street Pittsboro Initiative Back Into Town Management, Form Downtown Advisory Committee
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As the annual rebirth of tourism swells traffic downtown and beyond, restaurants typically ramp up staffing and extend hours. This year is unlike any other, though, as the dining spots battle lingering Covid fears, compete with one another for the limited supply of labor and confront the challenge from congressional action that made staying home more financially appealing.
Renzo’s Ristorante, at the corner of North Main and Fifth Avenue, has not managed to overcome the challenges yet. At Renzo’s, wide windowpanes that might ordinarily feature signs about nightly specials or entertainment shout a plaintive plea: “Hiring. Let’s Open!”
Good job! Blue Ridge Fire & Rescue crews will be able to reach structure fires, downed power lines and medical emergencies quicker when it completes a 3,500-square-foot addition to its station in the Village of Flat Rock. The addition will house bays for two fire trucks and two other emergency vehicles while the current garage space will be renovated for firefighter quarters, allowing Chief Will Sheehan to station a crew there 24-7. The change will “shorten response time and improve our presence in the community,” he said. “We’ll be a little more available to the folks that live in Flat Rock.” Blue Ridge covers most of the Village of Flat Rock, with Valley Hill and Green River fire departments covering smaller parts. “We are the busiest department in the county and that doesn’t show any signs of stopping anytime soon,” Sheehan said. “The chiefs at Valley Hill and Green River have expressed their excitement they will have additional personnel closer to them. We’ll