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Originally Posted by atbw
Wouldn't have anything to do with the global pandemic, would it?
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I'm pretty sure that's what it is. I took a long walk all over downtown yesterday for the first time in more than a month, and while it wasn't buzzing with energy, it was far from dead. Barrington and Argyle were quiet, pedestrian-wise, but SGR and environs was solidly busy, and the restaurants and cafes I went into had decent lunchtime crowds. An acquaintance of mine who runs a cafe on Barrington said business had definitely slowed with the reduction in the office crowd, but he's doing fine.
And I recall just a few months ago, in September and November, downtown was absolutely buzzing. What's happening now is a combination of winter + once-in-a-lifetime pandemic.