Billions in federal funding available to support restaurants affected by COVID-19
and last updated 2021-04-19 18:06:39-04
HAMPTON ROADS, Va.â More help is on the way for restaurants impacted by COVID-19.
Billions of dollars in federal funding are up for grabs to help provide emergency assistance for the food and beverage industry.
Like many restaurants around the country, Alkalicious Juice Bar & Vegan Grill is working to overcome financial struggles caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lisa Glapion-Bey opened shop with her husband in the Greenbrier area of Chesapeake in 2016. In addition to the dip in sales and paying for personal protective equipment (PPE), the price for ingredients has also increased.
New Prague bar that disregarded Walz shutdown order settles lawsuit
The bar was cited for several violations late last year.
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A Scott County bar has agreed to pay a $15,000 fine in a lawsuit settlement with the Office of Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison.
St. Patrick s Tavern & Restaurant in New Prague was sued by the AG for opening to indoor dining service when Gov. Tim Walz used an executive order to temporarily shut down indoor service at bars and restaurants statewide from Nov. 20, 2020 to Jan. 10, 2021 in response to spiking COVID-19 cases.
The AG s office said it found the eatery in violation of the order on multiple occasions, namely when it accused St. Patrick s of serving several hundred customers indoors on Dec. 18-19. Those violations prompted the lawsuit.
For the first time ever, a Chinese mainland bar – Shanghai’s
Epic – has been recognized by Asia’s 50 Best Bar Awards as the winner of the Campari One To Watch Award. This prestigious accolade is presented to a rising-star bar that has the potential to break into the main listing in coming years.
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Opening in 2014 in Shanghai’s former French Concession, Cross Yu’s creation Epic is a cocktail lounge that spreads across three floors – filled with somewhat hidden nooks and crannies – ideal for any kind of night that involves a few too many.
It’s all about cocktail and music creativity here to create a tailored guest experience, with Cross, last year’s winner of
People enjoy the evening at The Fox on the Hill pub after its reopening, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions ease, in London, Britain on April 12, 2021. [Photo/Agencies]
With outdoor pubs and beer gardens in England having reopened on Monday, researchers fear pub operators could encounter challenges to preventing COVID-19 transmission on their premises, as intoxicated customers are less likely to observe social distancing rules.
Niamh Fitzgerald, director of the University of Stirling s Institute for Social Marketing and Health, said It is challenging to manage COVID-19 transmission risks in bars and pubs where alcohol is served. This is due to the social atmosphere of any bars and to the additional factor of alcohol, as it impairs both people s willingness and ability to comply with measures in place.