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Urban Roots presents Tour De Farm Many events have been canceled or postponed due to coronavirus concerns. Please check with the organization before going to any event. Photo courtesy of Urban Roots Urban Roots, the Austin non-profit cultivating youth leadership and nourishing the community through food and farming, is hosting its annual Tour de Farm in-person or virtually. The event will showcase youth stories, meals curated by renowned local chefs, and Urban Roots’ new farm in South Austin. The event will start with golden hour farm tours, then continue at nearby brewery Meanwhile Br...

Restaurant owner recovers after battle with COVID-19 Rick Lopez, owner of Igor's Bistro, went into the hospital on March 12. He would be sedated for three weeks and wouldn't come home for 43 days. Author: Katherine Bauer Updated: 6:44 PM CDT May 14, 2021 ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — Rick Lopez loves good food and making people happy. So he opened Igor's Bistro four years ago to share his cooking. He also loves all things Halloween and spooky. But the 60-year-old got the scare of his life when his wife had to rush him to the hospital in March. "I barely remember coming...

Texas reopened its economy in March, and people packed restaurants and stores. A month later, however, many businesses are struggling to operate at full capacity because they can’t find needed employees. “All businesses are struggling right now to find workers, but the hardest hit is the small business community,” said Ursula McNab, a business services specialist with Workforce Solutions of Central Texas. “It’s hard for small businesses to be competitive with increased unemployment benefits people are receiving because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,” she said....

Businesses struggle to hire enough employees to open at capacity one month after Texas’ reopening Many people choosing to stay on unemployment, according to businesses and experts Tags:  SAN ANTONIO – When the Texas economy reopened in March, people flooded businesses of all kinds. However, more than a month later, many local companies still can not operate at total capacity because they cannot find enough employees to hire. “For a business owner, that’s the hardest thing to deal with, is when a customer tells you, ‘There’s an open table there, why can’t you sit us there?’ A...

Carlsbad Fire Chief Rick Lopez said a cause of the fire might be released sometime Monday. The Carlsbad Fire Department was assisted by volunteer agencies from La Huerta, Otis, Happy Valley, Queen and Joel. REDA logs said units from Artesia, Atoka, Cottonwood and Riverside were called out as well between 6 and 7 a.m. The City of Carlsbad news release said the Carlsbad Police Department assisted with traffic control at the scene. Ward 3 Carlsbad City Councilor Jason Shirley said people notified him around 6:30 a.m. offering assistance for people impacted by the fire. “Everything from tempor...