This is SUCH a welcome change of pace, honestly.
2020 taught us to imagine the absolute worst when we're talking about small businesses in New Hampshire, Maine -- all over New England, really. It was just constant news about struggles, temporary closures, or the worst -- permanent closures. COVID and the pandemic has NOT been their friend.
And don't get it twisted -- I know that a lot of small business/restaurant owners in the area didn't wake up on January 1, 2021, and magically have everything become better. A lot of them are still going through the same thing, and we're still behind them and supporting them through all of this.