Restaurant Owners Spent Thousands to Upgrade Their Patios. Now They’re Looking at Empty Tables. | Eater Portland
"I found that Epif, a vegan South American restaurant co-owned by Nicolle Dirks, has been renting an outdoor tent that costs $1,300 per month (split with neighbor Montelupo Italian Market) and paid $1,800 to install it; the two businesses cleared out the tent when new restrictions were announced, and Dirks supports the onsite dining pause and feels more prepared for takeout and delivery after March's forced pivot, saying, “Everybody else’s lives are a little more important than us making money.”" - Brooke Jackson-Glidden