Kara Pioli holds a photo of her father, William Pioli, in the guest room of her Penacook home on Friday. Her father died of COVID last year. Photo by Geoff Forester
William Pioli had a flair for making a point. Take his stance on illegal drug use, for example. Thirty years ago, Pioli went beyond merely telling his three children, gathered around the dinner table, that using drugs was stupid. Instead, he showed Kara Pioli and her two brothers the absurdity of using, comparing it to what he did next: a face plant into his slice of pizza. Read story.
Local restaurants have weathered a year of virus-related hardships, here’s how they’re doing
Dos Amigos manager Kina Gilson gets slammed with lunchtime takeout orders on Friday afternoon. GEOFF FORESTER / Monitor staff
Dos Amigos manager Kina Gilson gets slammed with lunchtime takeout orders on Friday afternoon, March 5, 2021. GEOFF FORESTER Monitor staff
Published: 3/7/2021 4:37:29 PM
When the pandemic suddenly upended lives last March and abruptly closed all restaurants in the state on St. Patrick’s Day, the uncertainty was one of the hardest parts for Kosmas Smirnioudis, owner of the Windmill Restaurant in Concord.
“It was very nerve-racking not knowing what was going to happen, not knowing how things were going to turn out,” he said.