SAN DIEGO
A yellow refrigerator set in an alley in City Heights has become a symbol of hope for dozens of residents who take free food from its shelves every day.
The community fridge was installed by a group of young City Heights residents who want to provide free food to neighbors in need. It’s located in an alley between Wilson Avenue and 35th Street.
On Monday the fridge was filled with vegetables, cheese, milk and apples. Next to it on shelves were canned fruits, beans and pasta sauce and on the floor were plastic bins filled with personal hygiene items.
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TLC Dry Cleaners and Hangers Cleaners say their stores have struggled during the pandemic.
January 24, 2021 6:08 pm
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – According to the Dry Cleaning and Laundry Institute, nearly 30 percent of dry cleaners will be forced to shutdown in the next 18 months.
“Ever since the crash of 2008, dry cleaning has been a declining industry,” TLC Dry Cleaners plant manager Beth Waller said. “A lot of businesses are going casual. Now with COVID, people are working from home. You don’t need to put pants on at all let alone have them dry cleaned.”
Hangers Cleaners is down 30 percent in sales. At the start of the pandemic, sales were down 80 percent. The building on 21st and G Street has been a dry cleaning business for over 100 years, operating under different names.