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A course project in professional writing and rhetoric shone a light on downtown Burlington’s small businesses to reveal the role they play in sustaining community during crisis.
In PWR 323: Writing Civic Action, students profiled restaurants Occasions and Danny’s Café, The Right Direction barbershop, A New Look Salon, and three businesses owned by Casey and Emily Lewis. Though COVID-19 altered their day-to-day operations, business owners remained or became more committed to serving the community. They offered support or augmented services during the pandemic, expanded their business models, and continued to participate in ongoing philanthropy.