Updated: 10:59 AM PST, February 08, 2021
“Sales are down but we are persisting,” Clansey D’Isa of Chicago s Seminary Co-Op told Inside Edition Digital. “There is no question that we are here for the long fight.”
When the world shut down in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, so too did many of the small businesses that are at the core of vibrant communities. Mom-and-pop shops already under pressure from bigger competitors struggle to stay afloat. Local restaurants relied on for a good meal and a warm welcome were forced to close their doors. And with no one able to perform, so many venues, havens for music junkies, folded.