The Great COVID Shakedown
Despite Philadelphia officials allowing restaurants to resume indoor dining at 25 percent in the city after rolling back some coronavirus restrictions; many in the city’s hospitality community argue that, even at 25 percent; these onerous restrictions were a bureaucratic overreach that has hurt and possibly killed Philadelphia’s legendary independent restaurant scene.
Worse, research shows that Philadelphia’s lockdowns, which were the strictest in the state, were unnecessary – doing little to prevent the spread of increased COVID-19 cases related to holiday gatherings. This is largely because, as was seen when the pandemic first emerged, cases are high during periods of colder weather, when people are indoors.
Lancaster County saw a 10.8% decrease in sales since the 2018-19 fiscal year, but still brought in over $62 million, according to the report, which covers July 2019 through June 2020. The county ranked 8th out of 67 counties in sales.
Whiskey was the top-selling spirit in Lancaster County in 2018-19 and continued to be the top seller in 2019-20.
Trends in Lancaster County
Wine
The top-selling wine in Lancaster County in 2019-20 was a California Cabernet Sauvignon, which is a dry, fruity type of red wine, according to the PLCB s report.
In 2018-19, the most popular wine in the county was a California Chardonnay.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2021: What’s open and what’s closed in the Lehigh Valley
Updated Jan 17, 2021;
Posted Jan 17, 2021
A statue of The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stands outside the Essex County Hall of Records. A march in Newark and virtual commemorations around the state will be held on Monday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday commemorating KIng s birth on Jan. 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia.Aristide Economopoulos | NJ Advance Media For NJ.com
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day marks the birth of the civil rights activist who advocated for nonviolent protest. In 1964 he was the youngest man to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board has announced the grand opening of a Fine Wine & Good Spirits store near Allentown, along with three days of discounts next week.
Pa. firearm background checks set records in 2020, up 47% from 2019
Updated Jan 15, 2021;
Posted Jan 15, 2021
Hosting a Second Amendment rally May 19, 2018, Relic Hunter Firing Line offers firearms sales and an indoor range in North Whitehall Township.lehighvalleylive.com file photo
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Pennsylvania’s background check system for firearm purchases or transfers and for concealed-carry permits saw record volume in 2020.
First, the Pennsylvania Instant Check System’s 406,151 background checks for the third quarter of the year shattered the previous quarterly record of 369,807 set in the first three months of 2013. Then that record was broken by 420,581 checks in the fourth quarter of 2020.
For the year, the 1,445,927 checks conducted outpaced the previous record, set in 2016, of 1,137,975 checks on the system, which was established in 1998.