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Month: July 2020

The Food & Beverage Business: COVID-19 Edition

The Food & Beverage Business: COVID-19 Edition

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I’ll admit, due to the pandemic, it’s been a summer to remember (or forget, depending on your point of view).  With all of the social distancing, rules, and just plain fear of catching the COVID-19 virus keeping customers away, running a business during the past six months has been anything but easy. Today, I’ll focus on restaurants and other food eateries, one of the hardest hit sectors in the recent economic downturn.  ‘Business Insider’ recently reported that as many as…

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Another School Year is About to Begin – But This Year is A Bit Different

Another School Year is About to Begin – But This Year is A Bit Different

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Following on the heels of last year’s school calendar ending with a rushed and emergency distance learning set-up (locally, our kids were forced to online learning in March to finish out the school year), this year school officials (in Maryland) have already announced that the upcoming school year will start out (on August 31st, 2020) with distance learning (no onsite presence) until the COVID-19 situation can be assessed and reviewed. This, of course, has received mixed reviews from local parents…

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The Dog Days of Summer: Yep, They’re Here

The Dog Days of Summer: Yep, They’re Here

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One of the things I love about living in Western Maryland is the change of seasons.  I enjoy the changing colors of the leaves in the fall, the cold snap on my face in winter, and the greening and promise of spring.  Unfortunately, I have to take the seasons as a package deal, so I must also put up with the stifling heat of summer (even if it’s only for a few months). Now, there are those I know that…

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The Drive-In Movie: Back from the Brink of Extinction

The Drive-In Movie: Back from the Brink of Extinction

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While many, many businesses have been negatively impacted by the pandemic and its associated business lockdowns, there’s been one outlier that has not only bucked the trend, but is actually thriving in this new consumer climate: The Drive-In Movie Theater. A staple in the 1950s (there were over 4,000 of them nationwide in 1958), they providing the driving public with a way to get entertainment without ever leaving the interiors of their shiny, new automobiles.  Carloads of teens, adults, and…

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