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Just like that March 16 last year, we got closed down at 8 p.m., General Manager Deirdre Coote recalled. Suddenly, there were no customers, no money and rent was due. It s a story that played out all over the city and the world. The Mean Fiddler tried to stay afloat with an outdoor seating area but months passed and fall came. The bar had to close its doors in October 2020. Workers tore out the ceilings in the bar s basement. Tables and chairs were packed up. But months later, the kegs have been delivered and the bar is being dusted off. McNamee says it was thanks to an agreement with an understanding landlard. ....