For the first time in almost a year, we can see a light at the end of the tunnel of the COVID-19 pandemic. But that does not mean we are out of the tunnel yet – and these coming months will be critical for the recovery. That is why this is not the time for the Connecticut General Assembly to push the polystyrene ban (HB 6502) they seem on track toward passing.
This is not only a matter of the legislature allowing themselves to get distracted by some non-urgent issue when they should be focusing on more important legislation. A polystyrene ban would actively hurt the recovery. Worse, it would specifically inflict harm on two sectors that have been particularly devastated by the pandemic: restaurants and bars like ours, as well as schools here in the Greater Hartford region.
Aurora’s brings Guatemalan food to Hartford
The newly-opened Guatemalan restaurant and bakery on Capital Avenue in Hartford is serving up traditional favorites for breakfast lunch and dinner. Author: Keith McGilvery Updated: 11:03 AM EST January 20, 2021
HARTFORD, Conn. Inside Aurora’s restaurant and bakery you’ll Karen Valeenzuela’s family recipes coming to life. “When I was in Guatemala, I was 12 years old when I learned how to bake, my uncle taught me a lot of what I know,” says Valeezuela.
The newly-opened Guatemalan restaurant and bakery on Capital Avenue in Hartford is serving up traditional favorites for breakfast lunch and dinner. “You will find tostadas with avocado, those are very traditional in Guatemala, also with beans and salsa, also our churrasco which is very good,” she says.
A Hartford cafe popular with insurance workers is the latest business to benefit from the Barstool Fund, an online effort that has raised nearly $23 million for struggling small businesses in recent months.
Piggy’s Cafe, at 69 Hawthorn St., was notified just after the new year that it would be getting money from the fund, set up by Barstool founder David Portnoy.
Donations from the fund will be given monthly and can total more than $20,000 a month per business, according to press reports. Businesses can apply by submitting a short video explaining their history and challenges. Portnoy picks the winners and has donated to 117 businesses so far.