Denver Tattoo Artist Says Denver Public Health Abandoned Industry During COVID-19
After COVID-19 hit and the city's 200-plus tattoo shops were closed, then finally permitted to reopen, Cardenas's fellow shop owners reached out to her about best practices for staying safe during a pandemic. But she felt she didn't know enough to offer advice during these unusual times, and looked to experts at the city, to which tattoo studios pay licensing fees — $200 a year per location, $50 per artist. But when she asked the DDPHE for advice, no one could tell her what current best practices actually were. "Right when this stuff hit, I was going to bat with them," Cardenas says. "I se...
Source: westword.com