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26 Oct 2020
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While it feels like 2020 has lasted more than a year already, we have been through a lot in a short amount of time. The shutdown started in a cold, gloomy month and everything looks different now … the sun is out, and though it feels like summer, summer doesn’t yet feel normal.
Gone for the time being are the opportunities for large gatherings that we all associate with summer fun: concerts, fairs, and festivals. Businesses are open, but even they seem different.
And they are.
Many small businesses downtown took advantage of the shutdown to make changes: Norma’s has a completely new look inside; Inner Harmony refinished floors and repainted; Market House began expanding into the space next door; Handlebar got new doors to the dining patio. Every shop is cleaned and scrubbed ready for customers again.
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