Though Diane Schwartz, owner of Bagel Buddy’s located on the corner of Lakeshore Boulevard and Ardwell Drive, says she was served a side of shock instead.
“It was a white out, a complete white out,” she recalled from her drive to work. “Usually when it rains or snows [it’s] packed in here because people want that cup of coffee.”“There was nobody on the roads,” she said. “I drove down lake shore and said boy and no one’s going to be out for coffee.” “We have bagels of course because we’re Bagel Buddy’s and then we have breakfast sandwiches. I make soups, homemade soups and I have all kinds of different pastries.”
“It seems like once the first snow hits people are used to it, [but]…[we] hope to get people in and if we don’t, we close early and call it a day. Most people understand,” she said. “I’d much rather have it happen on a weekend than during the week.”