Over 2K State Restaurants Wait for Federal Help
More than 2,066 Connecticut restauranteurs are “stuck in limbo,” waiting to see if there are going to be enough federal COVID-19 assistance funds
Pop-Up Restaurants May Stick Around
Pop-up restaurants, many started as stopgap measures by struggling chefs and owners, may have staying power as consumers continue to embrace takeout and delivery and the delta variant threatens to make dining in less of an option.
Restaurants Question How a Partial Mask Mandate Will Work
Some Connecticut restauranteurs are questioning how they should handle the state’s plans to require indoor mask-wearing for only unvaccinated people beginning May 19, a sudden change from the state’s original plans to still continue the indoor mask-wearing rule for everyone.
Restaurant Survival Hopes Pick Up as $28.6B in SBA Grants Begin
Thousands of restaurants and bars decimated by the COVID-19 outbreak have a better chance at survival as the government begins handing out $28.6 billion in grants – money to help these small businesses stay afloat while they wait for customers to return.
Retailers Struggle to Find Workers as Demand Ramps Up
Hotel, restaurant and retail store owners warn that staffing shortages exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic could force them to limit occupancy, curtail hours and services or shut down facilities entirely just as they’re starting to bounce back from a grim year.
CT Restaurants Embrace End to Capacity Limits
While Connecticut restaurateurs welcomed the end to COVID-related capacity limits inside their establishments on Friday, an industry trade group is cautioning that it’s just a first step toward getting back to business as usual.
Connecticut Nixes Restaurant Virus Restrictions
Connecticut will be relaxing many coronavirus-related restrictions in two weeks on businesses, theaters, churches and travel but will be keeping the statewide mask mandate.
West Hartford to Bring Back Popular Outdoor Dining
West Hartford’s mayor says the town will bring back the popular outdoor dining permits that proved a savior for many restaurants and retail landlords in 2020.
CT Restauranteurs Consider Loans, Home Sales to Weather COVID
Now with winter weather putting an end to indoor dining as the rate of COVID-19 infections heats up, they’re bracing for the possibility that all indoor dining in Connecticut might close again.
Report: State Planning to Offer Aid to Eateries
Connecticut could offer aid to struggling restaurants as a stopgap measure until more federal help becomes available.
Lamont Concerned as Hospitalizations Spike Statewide
Connecticut saw a spike in coronavirus-related hospitalization over the weekend, filling about half of the state’s available COVID-19 beds in intensive care units, Gov. Ned Lamont said.
Lamont Warns Restaurants, Bars not to ‘Ruin It’ for Others
Gov. Ned Lamont warned Monday that bars and restaurants violating Connecticut’s COVID-19 restrictions will “ruin it” for other establishments complying with social distancing rules, including required face coverings, if they don’t change their ways.
State’s New Reopening Phase Gets Tepid Reception
Connecticut’s third reopening phase is set to begin Thursday, a milestone during the coronavirus pandemic that is getting a lukewarm reception from some business owners and arts aficionados.
Lamont Releases Phase Two Reopening Guidelines After Moving Up Start Date
Gov. Ned Lamont released detailed phase 2 pandemic lockdown reopening guidelines for Connecticut businesses on Sunday, stressing social distancing, limited capacity, face mask requirements and sanitation, days after moving up the start of phase two.
Not All CT Stores, Restaurants Ready for Partial Reopening
Many Connecticut stores, attractions and restaurants aren’t planning to immediately set up shop Wednesday when some restrictions are lifted in the first phase of Gov. Ned Lamont’s plan to reopen the state from its COVID-19 shutdown.
Greater Hartford Restaurants Look to Outdoor Dining
Dozens of Greater Hartford restaurants are leaping at the chance to expand their outdoor seating as Connecticut begins to reopen its economy.
Lamont Creates Fast Track for Retail, Restaurants Reopening
Gov. Ned Lamont has issued a new executive order that may help restaurants and businesses fast-track their reopening.
Online Ordering Boom Gives Rise to Virtual Restaurants
Thousands of restaurants are experimenting with these virtual spinoffs tucked inside their own kitchens. Others are opening “ghost kitchens,” where food is prepared strictly for delivery or pick-up.
Iconic New Haven Restaurant Building Sells for $1M
The building home to the iconic Tony & Lucille’s Little Italy restaurant in New Haven has been sold for $1 million.
Two McLadden’s Restaurants Sold in Simsbury and West Hartford
The Picknelly, Vann and Yee families have purchased three McLadden’s restaurants in Connecticut and Massachusetts as part of the Bean Restaurant Group.
