To borrow novelist Joseph Hellerâs phrase âSomething Happenedâ this past Saturday afternoon in this city. It came alive for a few hours. Not through noisy, divisive demonstrations, but through normal living. It may have been the signal that it is time for a cautious renaissance and that we should start acting on the positive numbers showing up in our metropolis. Throughout the past year of restrictions, we have always been told that they were necessary based on the numbers and on public health directives. We were even told that when the contrary was true. Public health director Dr. Horacio Arruda had said on Sept. 25th that there was âno reason to close restaurants because they were following guidelines and there were few cases from that sector.â Restaurants were closed despite that comment some five days later. It not only tore the heart put of the joie de vivre of our city, cost 300,000 jobs but also contributed to a host of mental health problems according to many medical professionals. Humans are social animals. They need contact.