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By Joyce M. Rosenberg
NEW YORK Although Texas no longer requires people to wear masks to protect against COVID-19, customers do need them to enter De J. Lozada’s store.
“We cannot afford to take chances with the lives of my staffers. They’re young people and their parents have entrusted me with their care,” says Lozada, owner of Soul Popped Gourmet Popcorn, a shop located in Austin’s Barton Creek Square Mall.
Lozada is also concerned about her 85-year-old father, who will return to his part-time job in the store this month. She has a staffer stationed at the door to her shop who will tell anyone without a mask that they cannot enter.
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It’s been a year since the coronavirus pandemic upended the U.S. restaurant industry, necessitating innovations in takeout, carry-out cocktails, expanding outdoor dining and contactless technology. Trends that weren’t supposed to take hold for years have occurred at an accelerated rate.
“Looking at 2020, obviously it was the worst year in history for the United States restaurant industry,” said Hudson Riehle, senior vice president of the research and knowledge group for the National Restaurant Association. “In all the industries in America, the restaurant industry was the most impacted in terms of employment and sales decline.”
Riehle said 2020 ended with an estimated $240 billion less sales than 2019 a 19.2% decrease and that 2 million restaurant workers remain out of work, even though the country is staring to reopen.
Cowboys complete sweep over UIW with 10-4 win on Sunday Cowboys complete sweep over UIW with 10-4 win on Sunday (Source: KPLC) By McNeese Sports Information | April 11, 2021 at 10:41 PM CDT - Updated April 11 at 10:41 PM
LAKE CHARLES – McNeese baseball got another impressive starting performance on the mound against Incarnate Word, this time with Christian Vega throwing six innings of one-run, two-hit ball while the bat power continued its dominance on the weekend as the Cowboys beat the Cardinals 10-4 to complete a four-game Southland Conference series sweep.
Vega (1-3) picked up his first win on the season and did not allow a hit until the fifth inning when he gave up a lead-off single.
Some businesses want masks on, even as states drop mandates
Joyce M. Rosenberg
Several weeks have passed since Texas ended its COVID-19 mask mandate. But if you want to pick up a snack at Soul Popped Gourmet Popcorn in Austin s Barton Creek Square Mall, you ll still be turned away if you aren t wearing a face covering. We cannot afford to take chances with the lives of my staffers. They re young people and their parents have entrusted me with their care, says owner De J. Lozada. She s also concerned about her 85-year-old father, who will soon return to his part-time job in the store.