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If the vibe, flow, and stylistic touches and finishes of the reclaimed cypress wood along the walls that give Cypress Social its name don’t grab your attention, the food will. The sister restaurant to the JTJ Restaurant Group’s Petit & Keet is what diners call a destination restaurant. Inviting dining room area. Welcoming bar and three-tier outdoor deck, complete with lake and fountain. A parlor room. Even the pandemic couldn’t stop the coming of Little Rock, Arkansas’ latest next big thing. The 330-seat restaurant takes diners on a trip through some of the South’s biggest food staples, including the “Starters” section, highlighted by chargrilled oysters, fried green tomatoes, Delta-style hot tamales, and peppadew cheese dip, to the “Mains,” featuring a classic mix of shrimp & grits, fried catfish, Duroc pork chop, and the famed Butcher’s Steak, a grilled, 8-ounce teres major cut. ....
Guest houses, Airbnbs struggling amid drop in bookings over holiday season By Shakirah Thebus Share Cape Town - Guest houses and Airbnbs have seen a significant drop in bookings, not unexpected but still unusual for the December/January holiday season. This comes as the country battles a second wave of Covid-19, with healthcare facilities under severe strain and the country placed on an adjusted level 3 lockdown. Hide Away Guest House co-owner and Knysna Accommodation Association marketing co-ordinator, Colleen Harding, said the tourism sector in those parts, was not coping. Harding noted lower than usual occupancies at B&Bs, guest houses and Airbnbs. ....
With the increasing conversion across suburban Kingston of single-family dwellings to multistorey apartments, many people will share the sense of frustration and powerlessness described by this newspaper’s Boxing Day guest columnist Barry Thomas over the changing character of their communities – often with callous disregard for the rules by regulators and indifference to people’s rights by developers. Mr Thomas recited his personal story going back two years ago in the Kingston 6 area where he has lived for 17 years. Without notice, construction began on a multistorey apartment complex on property abutting his backyard. Perhaps the developer had the requisite permits from the relevant agencies, Mr Thomas was informed. He had no chance to object. He made verbal complaints to people at the construction site, to no avail. Since then he has been subjected to construction noise, dust, trespassing, theft, destruction of property, and more-than-subtle intimidation. ....