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"I saw that Pop + Dutch, the popular West End cafe and provisions shop owned by Rebecca Orchant and Sean Gardner, has centered its pandemic strategy on takeout, which has helped it weather the reinstated indoor mask mandate; Orchant described the town’s Hot Vax Summer vibe with anecdotes (including a man wearing a tank top that read “vaccinated and ready to fuck”), but she also acknowledged how slow business has become for other establishments and said a hybrid, statewide approach is needed." - Terrence Doyle