Posted on 04/13/2022 2:28:24 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Some towns buy up empty lots between old buildings, maybe 50’ wide and make them parks instead of leaving them as empty lots.
Carmel is a nice place to visit, but it must be insufferable to live there with all the rules and regulations.
Sounds better than sidewalk seating I guess. And the gov’t gets a higher cut?
Parklet => Combination park and toilet - very in thing in Cali.
sticky situation...
The parklets have served to increase their seating capacity giving them more revenue.
I personally do not like them.
You have to physically negotiate around waiters, dogs and those waiting for a table.
As a Californian who prefers outdoor dining anyway, I love the parklets and especially the ones in Carmel—they are charming and well decorated (as is everything in Carmel).
But once in a while a heat lamp is hit by a passing car I understand; it’s a bit dangerous to be eating right on the street actually.
I live on the edge. In dreamy Carmel, anyway.
What makes you think that a writer must educate you?
The writer should get a real job. Why are you defending the idiot?
I donât know the writer. He might be a jerk, but at least I learned a new word because I looked it up.
“Didnât these restaurants get a lot of Restaurant Recovery Fund bailout money?
You can even download the data file and scroll through the info. A hyooj Excel file. Very interesting.”
This is a very informative website:
https://www.federalpay.org/paycheck-protection-program
I imagine it was not enough increase even to cover the losses from having to space people out or shut down completely during the waves of pandemic mandates, pay to construct them, and pay the fees to the city.
Explaining things clearly used to be one of the prime features of journalism, which is meant to convey information quickly; and it's what the article fails to do in spite of adoring its precious new word.
The article is not a novel, which one may read at leisure, dictionary in hand.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.