After a long winter of closures, local eateries, breweries and wineries have a new opportunity for relief.
Last week, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an extra $1 million for a new grant program targeting local businesses â specifically county-based restaurants, breweries and wineries. The program is set to offer $10,000 grants to local businesses that are licensed, opened before the pandemic, have a brick-and-mortar location in the county and offer food or drinks
onsite. They also must have complied with county health orders and have seen significant losses due to COVID-19.
Sacrilege Brewing and Kitchen owner Joe Pacini said he will be applying for the grant program. Along with all other local restaurants, the Main Street brewery had to shut down dining in December and move to takeout only. Pacini said, in the best months, heâs seen around 50 percent of his normal business. The worst months produce closer to 10 percent of normal revenue.
Parts of Rural Missouri Will Get Gigabit Speeds With New Spectrum Initiative
Parts of Rural Missouri Will Get Gigabit Speeds With New Spectrum Initiative
Charter Expanding Coverage in 33 Missouri Counties Share this story Published February 17th, 2021 at 6:00 AM Above image credit: A fiber optic cable used to provide broadband internet service. (Jens B ttner | AP Images)
A new initiative from one of Missouri’s biggest internet service providers promises to bring super fast broadband speeds to areas where they are desperately needed.
Charter Communications, which provides Spectrum service, recently announced a $5 billion initiative that will focus on broadband buildout in 24 states, reaching an estimated 1 million unserved customer locations. The buildout will include $1.2 billion in Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) money that was awarded to the company in late 2020.
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A new local bill could change liquor license requirements in Orlando areas. The bill was proposed by Rep. Rene Coach P Plasencia, R-Orlando, on Monday to the Orange County Legislative Delegation, and passed 9-0. The bill will allow an exemption from current general law for smaller restaurants in certain areas to obtain a liquor license at a much lower cost. College Park, Audubon Park, Ivanhoe Village, the Milk District, Mills 50 and the Gateway District are all listed in the bill for the exemptions. Many of the old buildings are being renovated and turned into restaurants, Plasencia said to the delegation Monday.
Wednesday, 17 February 2021, 11:15 am
Unusual brews made with seafood, foraged botanicals and
barrel-aged ales are just some of the entries vying to win a
new city-wide beer competition.
Eleven
Wellington-based brewers will take part in the inaugural
Rare Beer Challenge next month to raise awareness of the
300,000 New Zealanders living with a rare disorder for Rare
Disease Day 2021.
“Inspired by the great work of
Rare Disorders NZ, Fortune Favours has challenged other
Wellington brewers to create their own unique brew to
showcase less common techniques and flavours,” says
Shannon Thorpe, founder of Fortune Favours brewery.
In
2020 Fortune Favours brewery and Rare Disorders NZ (RDNZ)