My county went from Pennsylvania's "red" phase to "yellow" ten days ago. It's interesting trying to determine what exactly that means, in terms of businesses re-opening.
Technically, any restaurant can re-open for outside dining; problem is, most of the ones in my area don't have the space for that. Panera does, but it only has three tables outside. Iron Hill Brewery does, but it's taking reservations, and they seem to fill up pretty quickly. The local Applebee's, Ruby Tuesday, Longhorn, etc. were never designed for outdoor seating and have no space to put it together ad hoc, as it were.
Clothing stores, as long as you don't need to enter a mall to get in, have re-opened. I saw pretty brisk business at Mandee this weekend, and last weekend we were in a Kohl's that seemed to be doing well. Other stores are operating with restrictions: You can get into Best Buy, but you have to make an appointment.
The local library is, as of today, doing curbside pickup: Order a book through the website and come get it. Returns can be made through a drop-off box.
What's the status where you are?
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