In April 1968, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated, and the riots in Washington that followed were devastating for the city, along with drugs and white flight to the suburbs. Still, Ben and Virginia Ali were determined to keep their business on U Street up and running."I was eight years old when we got the news that Martin Luther King was killed. I was in the car with my dad.
Even if the family gets its PPP loan, like many restaurant owners they will be grateful for the help but they are certain it will not be enough. One grassroots industry group, formed to lobby for its own interests in the wake of the pandemic, has been pushing Congress to extend the originating date of the loan to accommodate the uncertainty of the restaurant business right now.
“Everyone is talking about bringing our customers back, but the fact that they are afraid to come in and understandably so, there are so many challenges,” said Sage. “Restaurants don't even know, with the social distancing, what will that mean for a sit-down restaurant? There are so many things that we just don't know.”
Bens Chili Bowl is a DC institution! Literally have pictures from our first visit to commemorate the occasion. Praying it weathers this storm!
Tell that to trump dividerinchief
Let’s be honest Democrats are trying to add pork not related to business bailouts to the bill to advance their liberal agenda trying to take advantage of a crisis . Pass a clean bill.
While I am sorry for their struggles...you have to be wonder what officials were thinking WAS going to happen during a shutdown. An the longer it continues it’s NOT going to be any better for small business.
Always feels so good to be heard ❤️
Sounds like a a globalist commercial. No thanks
Businesses are now where we were with healthcare pre-COVID19 - relying on gofundme and crowdfunding.