"El Lopo, a cozy vermouth and sherry bar on a bustling stretch of Polk Street, had only been open for a year when the pandemic shut its doors. Its grand reopening is Friday, but this time, drinkers and diners won’t be cuddling up in its narrow space — instead, they’ll spread out across Austin Alley, which has been closed to traffic and replaced by socially-distant tables and chairs." - Eve Batey