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With Gov. Jay Inslee offering his perks program to many entities; from the Mariners to religious groups, from theaters to other public venues questions began to arise about outdoor COVID transmission.
Jason Rantz of AM 770 KTTH in Seattle was the first to dig into this recently. Apparently, the Washington State Department of Health doesn t (and never has) tracked COVID transmission data from the outdoors.
King County, according to Rantz, cannot pinpoint a single positive COVID test or case that could be directly traced to any outdoor activity.
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In an article published on his station s website Tuesday, May 11 Rantz brings back all those (horrible!) memories of how Inslee last year closed everything from trails to boat ramps, shut-off fishing, and outdoor recreating including sports.
RHODE ISLAND â House Small Business Committee Chair Carol Hagan McEntee (Dist. 33 â South Kingstown, Narragansett) has proposed legislation that would allow restaurants to continue providing al fresco dining for at least another year.
When life eventually returns to normal and emergency orders are lifted, McEntee doesnât want to immediately do away with an important lifeline for the restaurant community. Because municipalities relaxed ordinances and zoning requirements, small businesses were able to âTake It Outsideâ and survive a period of incredible financial hardship.Â
But this lifeline didnât come without significant efforts and investments.Â
âBefore emergency orders are lifted, I want to see a moratorium from cities and towns from shutting down all the efforts that these businesses have made to âTake It Outside,â to continue to survive,â McEntee said during the most recent Small Business Committee meeting. âI want t
Opinion/Zyons: COVID protocols in place, racers ready again to run
Karen Zyons
Karen Zyons is the co-owner and chief operating officer of Rhode Races & Events.
In March of 2020, the events business came to a screeching halt. Weddings, concerts, theater productions and events of all kinds, including road races, were canceled.
The impact to these businesses has hurt our local and national economies in so many ways. When our road races were canceled, it wasn’t just our company that took a hit. It impacted the local timer, photographer, race announcer company, the area hotels where the runners stay the night before the race, the charities the races benefit and the volunteer groups that rely on the funds raised from helping out at the event, just to name some of those affected.