"Capi Peck, a veteran Little Rock restaurateur and city board member, decided to require proof of vaccination at her 35-year-old restaurant after consulting with a local COVID-19 task force physician as cases rose. The announcement drew swift, organized harassment—she was called a “brownshirt” and a Nazi—but loyal regulars rallied in support, producing a noticeable bump in business; Peck says none of her longtime patrons have stopped coming for the restaurant’s famed strawberry shortcake and that the policy has generated goodwill despite the politicization." - Amy McCarthy