Catering halls resume parties after a year of mostly silence. But what will they look like? | Pamela’s Food Service Diary
Updated Mar 16, 2021;
Posted Mar 16, 2021
Fried zucchini returns to The Staaten as it reopens this week in West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/Pamela Silvestri)Pamela Silvestri
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. With no parties, catering hall owner Jack LiGreci of The Staaten has been walking a lot, hitting Clove Lakes Park pretty much daily for a four-to-five-mile stroll. But his routine should be changing this week, as restrictions on catering ease up.
At this moment banquet facilities can hold up to 35% capacity or 150 guests and, come Friday, up to 50% capacity. There are mandatory temp checks in place, contact tracing and crowd controls.
Greater Washington Community Foundation Hires SEI as Outsourced Chief Investment Officer for $197 Million Investment Pool
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OAKS, Pa., March 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ SEI (NASDAQ:SEIC) today announced the company has been hired by the Greater Washington Community Foundation (The Community Foundation) to serve as outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) for approximately $197 million of the foundation s assets. Through this strategic partnership, SEI will provide discretionary investment management services, including manager selection and oversight, as well as help The Community Foundation s Investment Committee in strengthening the overall stewardship of the foundation s assets. SEI provides investment management services to more than 460 global institutional investors, including over 175 non-profit organizations, representing $32 billion in assets.
Staten Island small business owners honored virtually at Louis Miller Awards
Updated Feb 25, 2021;
Posted Feb 25, 2021
Composite image of photos of the seven 2021 Louis R. Miller Business Leadership Awards recipients. From left, clockwise: Shawn J. Stradford Sr. (President/CEO, Stradford Home for Funerals and Cremations, Inc.); Dr. Karen DiBona and Dr. Mark Scamardella (Dental Partners, DiBona & Scamardella Dental Studio); Dean L. Balsamini (Regional Director, The Small Business Development Center at CSI); Lakruwana Wijesinghe (Owner, Lakruwana Restaurant); Susan Fenley (Executive Director, Sundog Theatre Inc.); Thomas J. Hall, Esq. (Partner, The Law Firm of Hall & Hall LLP). Individual photos courtesy of Dom Provenzano/Staten Island Chamber of Commerce (Staten Island Advance/Giavanni Alves)
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What February looked like last year on Staten Island | Pamela’s Food Service Diary
Updated Feb 01, 2021;
Posted Feb 01, 2021
Corned beef, cabbage and potatoes with rye bread at a Feb. 8, 2020 fundraiser at Sacred Heart School, West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/Pamela Silvestri)Pamela Silvestri
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When did you see things starting to change in the shadow of the pandemic, particularly in the eating out department?
The first day of bowling in the pandemic on August 17, 2020 at Rab s in Dongan Hills. (Staten Island Advance/ Alexandra Salmieri)
“It’s amazing. It’s a year already,” said Frank Wilkinson, owner of Rab’s Country Lanes in Dongan Hills. The bowling alley reopened in August at 25% capacity although, until Feb. 14, food purchased at resident restaurant Gennaro’s or from vending machines must be consumed off-premise.