Opinion

By Phil Orlandella

Outdoor Dining Sets the Stage for Re-Opening of Eateries

The message that restaurants can open for outdoor dining spread through the North End faster than the famous call, the British are coming… The British are coming.

While no horseback riders or lantern signals carried the long-awaited message that restaurant owners wanted to hear, it spread faster than a speeding bullet, or the shot heard around the North End.

Outdoor dining is a step closer to allowing eateries to open indoors, conditionally, once a trial is blazed for a safe and healthy situation for everyone involved.

Reopening indoor dining could be the key to preventing bankruptcy and closure for many restaurants.

Hopefully, a reopen smoking signal is cooking that will fire up restaurants to open their doors.

Romano the Right Man for the Job

City Hall has hired a former North End resident, 25-year-old John Romano as the new community liaison.

John is already working to provide residents, neighborhood organizations with information and statistics relating to COVID-19 and how the city plans to deal with the pandemic.

Once the virus situation has diminished, the University of Massachusetts graduate, appears ready to head out into the neighborhood to officially introduce himself to local neighborhood organizations and the business community.

He is extremely anxious to carry the community’s concerns and suggestions to City Hall. It certainly appears that the North End/Waterfront has a solid liaison.