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"For downtown Cafe d’Mongo’s Speakeasy, owner Larry Mongo says the staff decided it wasn’t time to reopen after a test with about 10 people wearing masks left them feeling comfortable within about a half hour—pulling down masks and talking—and raised concerns about what will happen when customers start drinking and come close to staff; Mongo adds he’s “mainly on the side of science,” is taking a loss, and that his small space (capacity 88) would only allow roughly 20 people under the 50 percent and six-feet-apart rules, so he can’t seriously consider reopening until capacity restrictions loosen significantly." - Mickey Lyons