For a small El Salvadorian restaurant in Garden City the pandemic forced them to find ways to adapt to survive. One of those changes is now helping them survive a year later after rain caused their roof to collapse last week.

When the COVID-19 pandemic first began, the Gullah fishing industry took a massive hit, but our local fishermen now say that as the pandemic subsides, they’re able to get business back up and jumping.

Fear of a virus has turned in to a general expectation of greater cleanliness in public places. One Richmond Hill company has been disinfecting problem areas in businesses for more than a decade and has never been busier than during the last 15 months.

The hum of stitching machines is music to Sew Much Fun’s owner Patty Dickey’s ears, especially after weeks of silence last spring at the beginning of the pandemic.

“Fortunately, this year the pandemic was actually a help to us. Our business actually picked up,” said Randy Wood, owner of Randy Wood Guitars.