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‘Shocked, disheartened, devastated’: Restaurant and hotel workers reel as layoffs soar again Abha Bhattarai, Laura Reiley © Jae C. Hong/AP Edward Flores, 56, a fourth-generation owner of Juanita's Cafe, pushes his cart through empty Olvera Street after closing his restaurant for the day in downtown Los Angeles on Dec. 16. Jasmine Slater was making $600 a week waitressing at a family steakhouse in Orlando — enough to pay her bills and support herself and two children — before the pandemic left her without a job. Since being laid off in March, the 34-year-old has...

Restaurant workers “have pivoted so many times they’ve made a circle,” and now employment options are running out.

Readers, here are your top complaints for Festivus 2020 The airing of grievances was more cathartic than ever this year.     The alternative holiday known as Festivus can be traced to the classic 1997 episode of Seinfeld called “The Strike.” (Courtesy of Sony Pictures Television Inc.) Updated Jan. 19 Why are we and others around the world still celebrating Festivus, a made-up holiday from a beloved ’90s Seinfeld episode? It’s because we like it. It’s funny. It’s a good way to see what’s on people’s minds in a given year, because there is no Festivus tr...

My New Orleans 12/17/2020   I have been relieved on late to note brisk traffic on Magazine Street, my neighborhood Main Street, as holiday shoppers and celebrants have been turning out to keep their business local. a special holiday cocktail promotion with several of the association’s hospitality partners.  Priding itself on distilling “spirits with a sense of place,” Seven Three produces rum, gin, whiskey, vodka and moonshine from its flagship on North Claiborne Avenue and the name Seven Three represents the 73 neighborhoods of New Orleans. Current participating Magazine Street venue...

Remarks by Vice President Pence at a Roundtable Discussion on Operation Warp Speed | Bloomington, IN Posted on 1:56P.M. EST THE VICE PRESIDENT: Well, let me — let me let — let me let people hear from the experts first, and then I’m — I’ll make a few comments before we hear from all of the heroes here at Catalent about the great role that they’re playing. But I’ll just take 30 seconds to say to you, Governor Holcomb, thank you for your steady leadership over the last 10 months. As Vice President, but as a fellow Hoosier, I’m grateful to you grateful to you, grateful to your ad...