Local barbecue spot Sloppy Mama’s has closed its outpost in the Ballston Quarter food hall.
The location closed last week after “operating costs became too much, especially with the recent meat pricing spikes,” owner Joe Neuman tells ARLnow. “The volume of sales just wasn’t there to sustain operations land we had to cut our losses.”
But Sloppy Mama’s is not going anywhere. Its primary, standalone location at 5731 Lee Highway is doing just fine, Neuman says.
“We’ve been staying quite busy at our Lee Highway location,” he said, adding that the Ballston Quarter closure “will allow us to consolidate some staffing and operate more efficiently to provide even better BBQ and service.”
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In a move that startled the D.C. hospitality industry, Mayor
Muriel Bowser announced on May 10 that restaurants and bars could dramatically increase their seating capacities starting this Friday.
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Paul “Buzz” Neumann
Paul “Buzz” Neumann died March 28, 2021, at the age of 80. After a long battle with his health he chose to live his final days at home surrounded by family.
Buzz was born in Bemidji, Minnesota, and was the middle of five children. His parents were Fern and Joseph Neumann. Buzz loved the outdoors; he grew up hunting and fishing and especially enjoyed his adventures at his Uncle Louie’s property at Medicine Lake.
Buzz began dating his lifelong love, LuAnne, while in high school. After graduating from Bemidji High School he worked as a mechanic before enlisting in the Army. He was proud to become a U.S. Paratrooper. Buzz loved to skydive and the Army took him to Okinawa, Thailand, Korea and finally Fairbanks, Alaska, where he settled for life.
TD Ierlan’s focus is on Denver.
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January 15, 2021 at 12:30pm
At the start of the pandemic, Arlington Kabob co-owner Susan Clementi spent 20 hours a day trying to coronavirus-proof her restaurant. She did not have time, or the financial knowledge, to navigate the Paycheck Protection Program.
When she tried to hire legal help, the application fees amounted to $5,000. Clementi realized she had to do it herself.
Arlington Kabob was denied funding, but what frustrated Clementi the most was seeing restaurants that had a dozen locations receive loans.
“I felt very, very small,” she said.
Her experience during the first round of PPP played out across the nation.
The Small Business Administration and the banks issuing the loans were criticized for awarding funds first to bigger companies while overlooking smaller and minority-owned businesses. For round two, the SBA opened applications for small-scale, local lenders this week, and is expanding access to all eligible lenders next Tuesday.