Danville restaurant defies outdoor dining ban, pays thousands in fines to help employees
Denis Xenos, the owner of Denis' Country Kitchen in Lodi, California, claims to have found a loophole to legally keep his small business open against the state's stay-at-home order during the coronavirus pandemic. Some locals says if social distancing guidelines are followed, and patrons are wearing masks, they support restaurants having outdoor dining. Crumbs is another Danville restaurant that has modified outdoor dining, but not full-service dining. "I paid a lot of money to come (live in) Danville, have some excellent restaurants here. And I do not want to see them go out of business," sh...