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Support Black-owned restaurants: Get takeout Are you in the mood for island flavors, healthy smoothies, pizza and chill, or date-night romance? Hereâs where to go. By Devra First Globe Staff,Updated February 17, 2021, 10:25 a.m. Email to a Friend This month marks the fourth annual Boston Black Restaurant Challenge, which sets diners the enjoyable goal of patronizing one Black-owned restaurant each week. The community and its independent restaurants need support now more than ever, in February and beyond. More than 20 percent of Massachusetts restaurants that closed at the beginning of the pandemic have not reopened. And Black-owned restaurants didnât enter the COVID era on equal footing, facing factors such as disinvestment in communities, lack of access to capital, a wealth gap that means smaller savings, and challenges accessing PPP funds. According to a study from the National Bureau of Economic Research, Black-owned businesses declined in the United S ....
5 restaurants we supported this week Want to order from local, independent restaurants? Here are some suggestions from Globe staff. By Devra First Globe Staff,Updated January 19, 2021, 4:52 p.m. Email to a Friend Last week, the Globe launched a campaign called Project Takeout, rallying readers to support independent restaurants by ordering meals to go. Our local restaurants are fighting to survive, and every little bit helps, especially until outdoor dining returns and vaccination is widespread. This is important on many levels. Pre-pandemic, restaurants accounted for 1 in 10 jobs in Massachusetts. Right now, many are open not to turn a profit but to keep staff members employed, particularly undocumented workers who donât have access to government benefits. Then, too, there are the ancillary businesses that depend on the industry, from farmers and fishermen to linen services. And restaurants shape and flavor our neighborhoods, with an outsize impact on the ....