The decision, which will be finalized in the next few days, comes as coronavirus cases decline throughout Michigan. State officials say the ban on indoor dining helped drive down rates. Others aren’t so sure.
Feet on the Street returns to Bay City, turns city ‘into a destination’ business owner says
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BAY CITY, MI - Bay City’s Feet on the Street outdoor dining initiative is returning for 2021 after a successful first year.
The program was originally launched in 2020 to allow businesses to expand their seating areas outdoors into selected streets while redirecting vehicle traffic, with the ultimate goal oh helping boost local businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“It turned out good, the community response - everyone was rallied around us. People loved the outside stuff, it was just a good vibe. They created a completely different downtown Bay City for the summer, it was different, it was cool,” said Kurt Busard, chief operating officer at DRI.
Governor Gretchen Whitmer is blaming COVID-19 variants for the high infection rates.
According to the CDC, Michigan has 1,200 known cases of the U.K. variant. This variant is believed to be more transmissible.
Michigan ranks second in U.K. variant cases behind Florida.
6,311 is the highest daily COVID-19 case count since December, when the virus was leaving a deadly surge across Michigan.
âWeâve got a high proportion of variants and that means coronavirus spreads faster. These are much more contagious,â said Governor Gretchen Whitmer. âWe have to keep watching the numbers.â
A phrase that sends a chill down restaurant ownersâ spines. As they wonder, could more cases cause another shut down?
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March 11, 2021
The restaurant industry has been through a lot this past year between closing indoor dining to now opening back up at 50% capacity.
One restaurant tech company in mid-Michigan wants to make things easier for restaurant owners, and bring peace of mind to their customers and staff.
“If this is what we have to do to dine indoors and increase occupancy, then this is what we have to do,” said BYOD, Incorporated Brand Manager David Graham.
In the age of technology, Midland-based tech company, BYOD incorporated, developed two programs for contact tracing in restaurants, one for guests called Guest Protect, and one for employees called Temp Protect. They also developed a similar contact tracing program for events called Event Protect.
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