Some of the corner retail/restaurant space under bloc 83 has garage door style openings on two sides so I think developers agree. Stir in NH has then as well.
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Are you guys twins?
Those spots are 2 different spaces both built out for restaurants according to the tour we had the other day.
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I look forward to meeting my doppelgänger. At least mental doppelgänger.
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The survival rate from having covid is still over 98%… That’s one reason why people aren’t getting vax also the biggest reason is, the vax hasn’t been out long enough for the true side effects. Not FDA approved yet either. I’m all up to date with my vaccines, but waiting for true results for the covid vax before I become a guinea pig. Just saying. We all should be able to talk about this from both sides. Carry on…
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2% of 330,000,000 is 6,600,000.
If we just let it sweep through the country like some politicians have suggested, this is a possible death talley, never mind the overwhelmed hospital systems that might drive that number higher.
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So 2% death rate from COVID, vs 0.0001% death rate from vaccine.
Everyone decide for themselves. But it was a no brained for me to get my shot.
Back towards the thread topic. the more people that get the shot, the quicker this pandemic ends and the sooner folks will return to go out and support businesses.
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Disagree…
Why do the goal posts keep moving with this pandemic?
We have treatments, we have hospital capacity, we have a huge portion of population with either natural antibodies or vaccination… At this point let individuals make their decision in peace. Trust me, DTR will be damaged more than benefitted with some sort of HIPPA violating health privacy screening…
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I was downtown last night for First Friday. Granted the weather was very spotty, but damn it was depressing. No one out. Very little activity going on. Downtown needs a defibrillator quickly.
I was out in the Warehouse District and it wasn’t pre-pandemic busy, but I’d say it was busier than it has been considering the weather. It rained multiple times during our outdoor dinner and on our walk home, and I think the weather was definitely a factor.
We’re vaccinated and love First Friday but definitely not ready to be packed into places yet. When we went by 311 Gallery and Parkside, both were full of people like everything was normal.
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We were at Poole’side and it was busy. Poole’s and Death and Taxes are booked into June. People are still hesitant to pack the art galleries and shops and downtown events like music shows and art shows aren’t back yet so things will start to look better soon when things start ramping up. Hopefully some office workers will start to go into the offices again this month. Once the scooters start back people will probably start complaining that downtown is too busy again.
If I had been planning to go downtown last night o probably would have changed my mind due to the weather.
DT Raleigh typically gets a slow down during the summer, it’s hot here and the beach is within driving distance, so I wonder if folks have migrated to the beaches earlier than normal as you can really spread out there. 
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Also, on the office front, my company of about 300 people has the offices open to all with certain restrictions in place. Right now, I’m hearing it’s a ghost town in there. However, people are starting to pipe up and are looking forward to coming back in throughout this month and next. This is just a few people mind you but it’s like, the beginning of the wave from my perspective. At least for our company anyway.
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Yep, my company has been very cautious with this and they’re finally letting us back in the office next month. I think we’ll see things back to the “new” normal by Labor Day, with the caveat that there will be some people who only go in a few days a week, etc.
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I’m surprised to hear people say downtown is dead. My fiance and I are both vaccinated and have been going out every weekend. Woody’s last night had live music. First time in over a year we’d heard that. Reservations are hard to come by (realize that reduced capacity is a factor). Have brunch at Beasley’s today. Things are a bit slower than normal in the past, but even the servers and restaurateurs I’ve talked to agree that things are close to back.
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It’s busy downtown. If it’s raining, it’s not busy outside. No surprise here.
I’ll take any jolt to continue encouraging more downtown life but it seems to be recovering just fine. Very happy to see so many establishments busy and patrons enjoying themselves.
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How have the goal posts been moved? If anything, things have been opening up despite vaccination rates nowhere near herd immunity levels, and things opening up are in front of where we need to be to keep this virus at bay.
New cases and deaths are definitely going in the right direction, but they aren’t anywhere near levels that one could consider a non-threat to public health.
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Exactly. The goalpost has always been herd immunity, for which vaccinations are needed at somewhere between 70 to 90% of the population. Without that, this virus continues to spread and mutate, until a vaccine-resistant strain becomes dominant, and we all shut back down again. We’ve spent over a year in this nightmare, and are so close to the end. And half the country is like, eh, maybe… It’s not just a personal choice; it affects all of us, including our downtown businesses.
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Currently at the Farmers Market and its is packed! Like, no parking spots. As busy as I’ve ever seen it. Really good to see. 
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Again, disagree, and I think there is a silent majority of Americans that would disagree that we are opening businesses too fast. The point of my reply to GLP was to dissent with any sort of local vax screening. I know we’re heading towards a big brother surveillance society, but let’s not let the media convince us to ask for it. The original goalpost was to prevent hospital overrun and flatten the curve. Honestly we did that too aggressively too soon so that when actual cold/flu season came around, people were sick of being cooped up and ran the numbers up. Thankfully hospitalizations never reached an unmanageable level here, and treatments have come a long way in the last 8 months.
It’s important to follow the money. My whole family had covid in January including my 84 y.o. grandmother with hypertension and a pacemaker. She received a convalescent plasma infusion (antibodies) and cruised thru with minimal issue. I donated plasma after recovering to help other sick patients, then shortly received this email from Red Cross. Antibodies from recovered patients are free. Anyone seen this in the media? Of course not.
To get back on topic, DTR and the US at large will be culturally hurt by any sort of health screening or “vax only” segregation. What a USSA sounding proposition… I’m glad it’s not actually being proposed and hope it never is.
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