- June 16, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
While business has been good this year for 7 Mile House, a historic restaurant and bar in Brisbane, owner Vanessa Garcia is taking things one day at a time.
With California fully reopening on Tuesday – meaning, looser mask and no social distancing requirements for most businesses and activities – some business owners will be holding on to some of the safety measures from the pandemic.
Garcia said she does not know what to expect.
“I just don’t know what’s going to happen after June 15 because everyone’s going to open up. It’s either going to be great or not because obviously we would have more competition,” Garcia said.
Restaurants and retail businesses have been among the hardest hit during the pandemic. Now that things are reopening, some places are having a hard time hiring workers.
For Garcia, after a difficult year of shutdowns, business has been even better than pre-COVID times. Even without live music and with shorter…