Buffalo-area holiday shoppers have confronted a dilemma as cold weather hits during the Covid-19 pandemic: How can struggling local businesses â especially restaurants, producers and artisans â be supported in light of restrictions on gathering size and mandated mask-wearing?
Market organizers are preparing diligently to meet safety concerns of patrons while giving a crucial platform for local producers who watch Amazon s success in frustration, worried about their own futures. Here s a rundown of some of the markets and shopping efforts approaching this weekend.
All day Dec. 11 at South Buffalo businesses.Â
Abbott Road and Seneca Street typically bustle with holiday shoppers on a Friday in early December â followed by revelry at a nearby bar â with Councilman Christopher Scanlon and his office presenting the annual Shop South Buffalo. The shop local initiative isn t canceled for 2020, but the process has been altered to encourage safe participation dur