BORING, Ore. — A line formed out the door during the lunch rush at the Carver Hangar, a family-owned restaurant and sports bar, and waitresses zipped in and out of the kitchen trying to keep up with orders as customers backed up in the lobby. Indoor dining has been banned...
As Small Businesses Await New Aid, It’s Too Late for Some
NEW YORK — Sarah Trubnick is starting to make peace with a gut-wrenching reality: She may never reopen The Barrel Room, her beloved 5-year-old restaurant in San Francisco’s financial district. The sweeping $900 billion pandemic relief package that Congress has approved contains billions in aid directed specifically at struggling small...
As Virus Slams Rural California, Many Still Fight Restrictions
REDDING — Brenda Luntey is openly violating California’s order to close her restaurant to indoor dining. But she wants her customers and critics to know she isn't typically a rule-breaker. It’s a matter of survival. “This is my first episode of civil disobedience in my entire life. My whole family...
Pismo's Takes You Into the Future of Restaurants With New Video
Face shields will greet you. Social distancing will be in force as they seat you. Online pre-screening will ask you about your temperature reading, your guests' temperature readings, and whether you've been in contact with someone diagnosed with COVID-19. Listen to this article: These are just some of the things...
Jobs Available at Restaurant Coming to World Sports Cafe Space
An aeronautically themed restaurant is taking over a big chunk of the space that once was World Sports Cafe at River Park shopping center. And The Hangar is hiring. Interviews for job openings will be held 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the restaurant-to-be, which is scheduled to open this...
Landlord Who Refused to Rent to Muslim Men Settles Lawsuit
DENVER — A Denver landlord who was recorded telling her tenant to find an "American person ... good like you and me" to sublease her property instead of a Muslim father and son seeking to open their second restaurant must pay the men $675,000 under a settlement. The three men...