Author: Sonia Riggs

Sonia Riggs “Something I actually hope sticks around after COVID is…alcohol to-go!” Chances are you’ve heard someone say this, and may have even imagined it yourself. When lockdowns and business closures began to take hold last March, Gov. Jared Polis signed an executive order allowing restaurants and small businesses to sell alcohol to-go. Suddenly Coloradans…

Sonia Riggs It’s hard to overstate just how catastrophic the COVID-19 pandemic has been for the restaurant industry. Colorado restaurants have collectively lost billions of dollars this year – nearly $1 billion in April alone. In October, restaurants told us sales were down about 40% on average – and 7% said sales were down more…