Along the midcoast, a popular destination with many renowned restaurants, owners are weighing the financial and health risks.
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The Wrap: Curbside expansions, virtual tours and lobster lines
More restaurants and bakeries open for curbside pickup, and a food tour company takes it online.
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Maine Voices: Small businesses can’t wait any longer – we must fully reopen now
Rescind the 14-day self-quarantine and promote Maine as The Safest Place to Vacation this year.
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Questions riddle restaurant reopenings, from capacity limit to customer appetite
Restaurateurs in Maine at last have a date for reopening, but many wonder to what extent they can or should.
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New York City restaurant workers face a new fear: The future
The restrictions on businesses from the coronavirus have thrown New York City’s vibrant restaurant culture into turmoil and owners wonder if staffers and diners will feel safe to eat out anytime soon.
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Maine Voices: Lockdown benefits chains at the expense of small Maine businesses
A restaurant has to close, but gas stations sell food, liquor and coffee, and discounted Easter candy is a big draw at big-box stores.
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Federal loan program a Catch-22 for some Maine small businesses
As $1.5 billion in economic relief flows into the state, some small employers say restrictions and deadlines will prevent the program from saving jobs as intended.
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Free meal for unemployed Maine food service workers
Also, Congdon’s Doughnuts closes, Tandem sells its biscuit recipe for worker relief, another distiller makes sanitizer and virtual wine dinners for two.
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Commentary: New loan program will give Maine hospitality workers, employers relief during crisis
Sen. Collins’ innovative approach won’t keep all hotels and restaurants alive, but it will provide them breathing room.
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Restaurants double down on safety as coronavirus arrives in Maine
As concern over the virus grows, restaurants work to alleviate customers’ fears and to prepare themselves for what may come.