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“Normal” life may be returning to downtown Sarasota.
At Selva Grill, the south Main Street eatery known for its creative cocktails and romantic vibe, both indoor and outdoor tables are filling up with diners on a regular basis, manager Michael Heitzman said. The restaurant’s cozy bar, with a lounge area perfect for groups of people reuniting, is alive on the weekends.
Selva is also back to its prepandemic employment level of about 50 people, as are some other local restaurants. Monk’s Steamer Bar in Gulf Gate, for example, is back to having 10 front-of-house workers on staff.
In February, the unemployment rate for the leisure and hospitality industry was 13.5% nationwide. Sarasota and Manatee counties lost 9,800 leisure and hospitality jobs between February 2020 and February 2021, according to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity. Leisure and hospitality had 39,300 employees in February 2021, compared to 49,100 the same month the year before.