Doesn’t it seem like yesterday that we were running around town without masks and hand sanitizer, meeting friends for lunch and running errands feeling all carefree? Regular family outings and social gatherings were the norm, and the word “pandemic” was saved mostly for those scary movies we’d see from time to time.
But then it hit. And it hit hard. We all learned fast that Covid-19 was not only a virus that could make us sick, but a virus that could hurt our economic system.
While the coronavirus is causing a nationwide (and world) economic slowdown, it has hit some local businesses particularly hard -- some that have been around for years. Today, in these most challenging times, these businesses need our support more than ever.