Protesters = CAM and Raleigh Denim
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The women in charge of this wanted it to be on the street leading up to the “confederate dead” monument at the capital but the city didn’t approve
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Now, to have that on Hillsborough Street as a response to the unanswered cannons of the Confederate monument would have been an interesting juxtaposition.
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Those monuments need to come down. Previously I was all in on the compromise to move them to a museum property, but now I just want them gone.
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Yup. I also want them gone. I openly admit my bias as a northern born liberal, but the idea of statues commemorating what I consider to be traitors who fought their own country for the right to own other people is disgusting. I’m sure my ancestors did terrible things too, but I’m not going to put up a statue to honor them. Also, I don’t need a bunch of responses enlightening me. I’ve heard them all before and I get there’s multiple sides to this. I’m just sharing my opinion. But to the main point, there is indeed a state law about this. Hopefully the people protesting them will actually show up and vote for people to overturn it.
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Don’t take this the wrong way, but I hope the plywood can come down soon. Downtown is dead enough with covid restrictions.
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On the other hand, we’re well prepared for hurricane season!
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They are still open, saw people getting take out from there last night. And it’s not as much the restrictions as it is most people avoiding crowded places no matter what. Businesses in GA are reporting the lifted restrictions haven’t really brought people back like some expected.
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This is the truth. We love our local businesses but have no plans to eat inside a restaurant until the virus is more under control, and that won’t happen unless the general public is willing to do what has to be done (which many don’t seem to be). We will continue to support by ordering takeout.
If people really care that much about the economy and small business, they’ll follow recommendations of epidemiologists and the CDC to reduce the spread of the virus. Otherwise, we’re just going to be in a cycle of imposing/removing restrictions until a vaccine is widely available.
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I have no problem eating out. But even those who do takeout only may not realize the downtown restaurants are open. A certain vibrancy is still needed regardless.
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Yes I have been eating out since they removed the restrictions. I ate inside the Flying Mayan yesterday and El Rodeo and Manhattan Cafe last week. Wait staff and others wearing masks and social distancing for the tables. I feel completely comfortable eating indoors. Just wash hands thoroughly right afterwards. . It’s all good!
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I live next to that one. The number of people that walk by and say “they spelled it wrong” is laughable.
So much for a functioning business. Those guys lost a lot of money.