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âWe couldnât have picked a better year to start,â she said, with a chuckle. LISA GROUETTE - Globe Gazette
The past year has posed unanticipated and unimaginable challenges for small locally owned businesses in communities across the United States as the coronavirus, and subsequent restrictions, have limited their capacities, altered their services and in some cases prohibited their operations altogether, and Clear Lake hasnât been unaffected.
The city, which attracts tens of thousands of people annually, didnât host signature events downtown, like Thursdays on Main, Bicycle, Blues and BBQ Festival and Fourth of July, to prevent the spread of COVID-19, which meant less guaranteed foot traffic for businesses during the summer.