'They are our family': Neighborhood bars struggle to survive during pandemic
âThey are our familyâ: Neighborhood bars struggle to survive during pandemic By James Sullivan Globe Correspondent,Updated January 14, 2021, 2:52 p.m. Email to a Friend Longtime customer Cindy Wallick eats and has a drink while playing Keno at Prattyâs C.A.V. in Gloucester.David L. Ryan/Globe Staff Prattyâs C.A.V. in Gloucester has been a family business since Jimmy Pratt bought the place in 1986. Heâd been working there since he got back from Vietnam, when it was still called Earlâs Cape Ann Vets. After this no-frills corner bar locked its doors during the pand...