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In this op-ed, Ignacia Fulcher explains how this Juneteenth, Black people are working to shed intergenerational trauma by protesting for justice.

Ill never forget my first run-in with the police. It was the summer after I graduated high school. My friends and I went to a popular beach town in New York. Sure, it was after hours, but there were tons of other teenagers hanging out, most of them white. My friends and I were not. After an hour or so of hanging out in the sand and finally talking to my crush (swoon) with our toes in the water, a cop came up to our group telling us to disperse. And so we started to walk towards our cars thinking that the warning would be the end of our encounter. It wasnt.

The officer asked where we were from, and not believing us, asked for our IDs. The panic started to set in. My friend Kirsten messed up on one of those rules our parents taught us always keep your ID on you. Kirstens ID was in her car and that got this particular officer annoyed. He asked her where she lived and when she answered, he didnt believe her, or the fact that her name was decidedly Irish when she, according to the officer, was obviously not.

While this was happening, the boy I liked had clammed up and clenched his fists while standing next to me. In that moment I felt the anger and fear he was feeling. As we were reprimanded, the white teens on the beach stayed unbothered. Usually you feel invincible when youre that young like you can do anything and nothing can touch you. That isnt the reality for Black youth. Standing on the beach I went to thousands of times before, I realized being Black was a liability.

Instances like these are ingrained in the bodies of Black people. For so long, people in positions of power most often white people have directed violence toward us, causing the trauma we experience to be passed down from generation to generation. So, when I first got news of police killing of George Floyd, everything paused in this familiar way. I thought to myself, here we go again. Having to witness video after video of Black people being killed already takes a toll, and in the midst of a pandemic in which Black people are disproportionately dying its a recipe for sheer exhaustion. But this Juneteenth, as people continue to take to the streets to demonstrate against police brutality, to say Black Trans Lives Matter, to call for justice, I can see the hope that we not only inherited trauma from our ancestors, but joy and resilience too.

I saw the names of the individuals killed as a result of White supremacyGeorge Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arberyand thought, not a damn thing has changed. Im going through what my parents went through, what my grandparents went through, and their parents all the way down the line, over and over again. History repeats itself and the wounds it makes dont heal in one lifetime if at all. And, how could we heal when we keep being killed?

Intergenerational trauma was originally researched in Holocaust survivors and their family members. Since then, researchers found that other survivors of mass trauma passed down an array of behaviors such as authoritarian parenting styles, lack of community trust, anxiety, and shame. In an article on intergenerational trauma for the American Psychological Association's Monitor on Psychology, Tori DeAngelis wrote that researchers found transgenerational effects, are not only psychological, but familial, social, cultural, neurobiological, and possibly even genetic. Dr. Joy DeGruy coined the term Post Traumatic Slave Disorder, which is a theory that describes the phenomenon of certain survival and stress traits being triggered in the descendants of African slaves passed down generation to generation, resulting in adaptive behaviors for the better or for the worse. Intergenerational trauma is funny like that.

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Massachusetts allowed restaurants to resume outdoor dining with restrictions on June 8, following nearly three months of takeout and delivery only. During the week of June 8, over 100 restaurants in and around Boston quickly opened up their patios; here are details on many of those. Others are taking a slower approach.

Each week, well highlight a few more patios that are reopening in the Boston area right here, as well as any other pertinent info and updates regarding outdoor dining. (Note that this will not be a comprehensive list as there are hundreds of patios in the region, with more to come as cities and towns find ways to quicken and ease the permitting process.) Know of a recently opened patio thats especially spacious, comfortable, and following safety protocols well? Hit up the tipline.

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It goes without saying that Juneteenth should be more widely recognized as a national holiday. Instead, its known as a Texas state holiday, commemorating the day a Union general rode into Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, to declare that all slaves were now free. Nevertheless, Black people around America have reclaimed this holiday as their independence day; this year feels especially important in light of the continued Black Lives Matter protests. When we saw that Black People Eats put together this list on Instagram of Black-owned restaurants with patios that are offering Juneteeth specials, we wanted to give these businesses some more attention. So, what are you waiting for? You can get a meal for just $6.19 in Chicago all weekend long!

2205 W Montrose Ave, Chicago, IL 60618

An adorable breakfast cafe that caters a balanced blend of healthy food and guilty pleasures, Lizzy J Cafe can meet all of your needs this Juneteenth. Enjoy outdoor seating in this divine oasis.

Juneteenth Special: French Toast Side Any Flavor ($6.19)

17093 S Jodave Ave, Hazel Crest, IL 60429

Smoked meats are the name of the game at Maes Que House, a Hazel Crest restaurant just past the tip of South Side Chicago. With a few tables outside, Maes Que House is allowing patrons to dine in again.

Juneteenth Special: Pork, Turkey, or Chicken Mini Tips with Fries ($6.19)

1200 E 79th St, Chicago, IL 60619

Featuring an eclectic menu that highlights dishes from varying cultures, The Woodlawn is offering a flatbread special on Juneteenth that includes the Gyro, Italian Beef, Buffalo Chicken, and Jambalaya.

Juneteenth Special: Flatbread Special ($6.19)

1072 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60642

Frontiers outdoor space is a breezy haven away from the streets of Chicago, and though their Juneteenth special is a $6.19 martini, youd be remiss not to also order some delicious meats served right off their patio grill.

Juneteenth Special: Martinis ($6.19)

1415 N Wood St, Chicago, IL 60622

A New Orleans-inspired outpost in the heart of Wicker Park, Ina Mae embraces their funky, Southern-style roots with a delicious Juneteenth special.

Juneteenth Special: Nola Hot Sausage Sliders ($6.19)

756 E 111th St, Chicago, IL 60628

A quintessential Chicago food truck that roams where it may, Lexington Betty Smoke House will be located in Pullman all weekend, serving up their Juneteenth special.

Juneteenth Special: Mini Rib Tips with Fries or Smoked Chicken with Fries ($6.19)

756 E 111th St, Chicago, IL 60628

Soul food, meet vegan. Unbelievably good eats await you at Matani Restaurant, even if youre not a plant-based diner.

Juneteenth Special: BBQ Cauliflower ($6.19)

717 W Maxwell St, Chicago, IL 60607

One of the coolest, underground Chicago handouts, Phlavz has more than enough spacious outdoor seating, awash in violet neon lights.

Juneteenth Special: Jerk Chicken Sammich ($6.19)

1368 E 53rd St, Chicago, IL 60615

Dont believe you wont believe it? Try Cant Believe Its Not Meat for yourself and let us know.

Juneteenth Special: Hotdog & Fries ($6.19)

1660 E 55th St, Chicago, IL 60615

This straightforward restaurant has been giving back to the neighborhood since they opened. Having gifted over 150,000 free meals to people in the community, Litehouse is a shining beacon of hope in Hyde Park.

Juneteenth Special: Fire Glazed Salmon Bowl ($6.19)

7101 S Yates Blvd, Chicago, IL 60649

This neighborhood breakfast cafe is the perfect place for some peace and quiet. Slow down and grab a coffee and a panini here.

Juneteenth Special: Breakfast Panini or Turkey Bacon Avocado with a 16 oz Black Iced Coffee ($6.19)

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In mid-May, Boor and Charles Hemminger, another architect with a restaurant-heavy practice, put together some designs to see if they could get enough socially distanced seats into a dining room to stay in business. San Francisco hadnt yet issued its specific guidance for how restaurants could open, but the architects had the gist. They turned bars into prep stations, because they couldnt figure out how to give people bending an elbow enough elbow room. They moved tables farther apart, thought about barriers, and took over patio and parking spaces where the restaurants had them.

They learned a few things. Risk of infection is a combination of how much exposure someone gets and how long they get it. And while customers might spend an hour or two in a restaurant, staff are there all night. Patron-to-patron infection is a thing were worried about, but a bigger risk is patron-to-staff, Boor says. Those are the people youre concerned with protecting. If they get sick, the whole operation goes down.

Without significant changes to how much street space a restaurant is allowed to take up, Boor and Hemminger couldnt really make outdoor dining plausible. In a restaurant operating on the typical dining model of table service, I have not yet seen a case where outdoor seating would make up for the amount of lost indoor seating due to distancing, Boor says. Even the ones that come close require some pretty big assumptions about making that outdoor seating usable, like building something like wind screens and heating elements. Few cities in the US have year-round pleasant weather in the evenings, whether thats because of heat, humidity, cold, or rain. So restaurants trying to expand their borders are going to have to build some kind of nimbus of infrastructure to minimize the picnic-in-the-rain vibe. Of course, the more enclosed an outdoor space is, the more it is like an indoor spacewith all the concomitant risks.

Many restaurant owners are hoping that cities will give them more space by taking it away from cars. That would include parklets that replace streetside parking. (These require strong barriers around their perimeter and a floor built level with the sidewalk, because streets often slope downward toward curbs to redirect rainwater and debris into gutters). And then you have to figure out how to actually build the things. Abueg says San Franciscos rules only let a parklet extend 6 feet into the street; Berkeley seems likely to ask for barriers 2 feet thick. That only leaves 4 feet of space for tables.

All of this suggests that the best plan might be to forget about piecemeal parklets and just close streets altogether. Pedestrian-only plazas are common in many other parts of the world, but less so in car-happy America. The mayor and city council of Berkeley initially promised a huge number of street closures to accommodate outdoor dining, but the drawings Abueg and Morris came up with depict a much reduced and more realistic visionshort stretches of converted street, with maybe a block here and there fully closed to automobile traffic. They even encountered resistance to the idea of closing a particularly obvious candidate, Center Street, which extends west from the UC Berkeley campus into the citys downtown. Center is lined with restaurants that run the gamut of cuisines and price points; it has a museum at one corner (with a skyscraping hotel under construction). The stretch is a block from a subway station, and the area is full of students. Seems perfect, right?

But Abueg says she got pushback from a landlord there, just as she did at another Berkeley retail street also identified as a candidate for closure. Restaurant owners are clamoring for expanded dining, but sometimes the people who own their buildings are just used to the idea of customers arriving in cars. And some of the restaurants have come to depend on pick-up and delivery services like DoorDash and Uber Eats, with drivers who want to pull up out front. And many of San Franciscos and Berkeleys restaurant districts also have high populations of unhoused people who live and sleep on public sidewalks. Restaurants have never had to take responsibility for those spaces. In places like that, where the open seating will be shared by multiple restaurateurs, who will be responsible for the clean-up or for unhoused folks? she asks. So that got complicated.

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Protecting the staff will still be a challenge, even if everyone is eating outside. Abuegs sketches anticipate that there will be no table service; people will order from windows at the restaurants and carry their orders to tables, like at a mall food court. Thats an assumption we made with the concept, that the fewer touchpoints the better, instead of a server going back and forth, Abueg says. You clean up after yourself, and it would also require that everybody would have an app on their smartphone to see a menu and order, so youre not standing queued up together.

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Summer officially arrives Saturday so that means its time to spruce up your patio.

Here are some great deals from different retailers that will make your outdoor living space the talk of the town. And you wont have to break the bank.

The River Brook Patio Sectional with Cushions, part of the Kathy Ireland Collection, is available at Wayfair.

The River Brook Patio Sectional with cushions (see photo directly above), part of the Kathy Ireland Collection, is available at Wayfair.

Theres plenty of other River Brook Patio Sectionals available here and prices start around $1,100 and swell to above $3,200.

The Navarro 9-ft. Outdoor Auto Crank Umbrella from Kohl's is priced under $60.

This Kohls Navarro 9-ft. Outdoor Auto Crank Umbrella is a steal at $57.36. They come in blue, red and tan and will keep any backyard shady while the sun is out.

This Aksel Steel Wood Burning Fire Pit retails for $137.99 on Wayfair.com.

The Aksel Steel Wood Burning Fire Pit sells for $137.99 at Wayfair.com. The antique-copper bowl finish comes with a built-in log rest and fire tool. This firepit cannot be placed on wood decks.

The AECOJOY 13'8' Patio Awning makes any space looks elegant.

Amazon.com has this AECOJOY 138 Patio Awning Retractable Sun Shade available for only $279.99. The patio awning is ideal for shading of windows, in balcony, courtyard, patio, cafes and restaurants with back porches, providing protection from UV rays and make the space looks elegant. It is water and UV resistant.

The frame is built with rust-resistant, powder-coated aluminum frame, lightweight design but solid structure can resist a certain scale wind (under level 5), retractable mounting brackets have double strand steel rope, more durable.

The Sunjoy 10'x10' Hampton Softtop Steel Gazebo with Netting retails for around $112 on Amazon.

The Sunjoy 10x10 Hampton soft-top steel gazebo with netting can be had for $112 on Amazon.com. It comes with a vented canopy, includes guy ropes for additional stability and comes with full length mosquito netting. It is made of Polyester canopy fabric. Some assembly is required.

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As first reported by KBJR, Spirit Bay Trading is closing its doors Monday, June 22.

The Canal Park staple sells Native American art, jewelry and supplies all fantastic things I would check out anytime that I was in the area.

Spirit Bay's owner, Terry Smith, told KBJR he's nearing retirement and was considering downsizing when the lease was up. Like so many businesses, the pandemic sped up these plans.

Smith is planning to hold an auction to sell remaining items.

On a similar note, Lincoln Park cocktail lounge Noble Pour closed in March. But the space wasn't sitting silent for long.

Owner Tom Hanson also runs the adjacent OMC Smokehouse, which has now taken over the space. They knocked out a wall to expand floor space in OMC, making social distancing easier and allowing them to welcome more customers.

OMC opened its indoor dining Wednesday at 50% capacity, according to its Facebook. And, apparently, you can still enjoy a cocktail in the new space.

Hanson told the News Tribune that the expansion is a big investment, similar to "a poker hand saying, Im making my last bet here."

Minnesota's CareerForce is holding a virtual career fair Monday for those who identify as LGBTQ or are allies.

The career fair features businesses known for their LGBTQ track record. Specifically, businesses were selected for their history of inclusion and support of LGBTQ employees, as evident by their culture and policy.

Each business will share information about available jobs, LGBTQ inclusion efforts and company culture.

The fair is Monday from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Find more information and register on CareerForce's event page, careerforcemn.com/events.

There's been an influx of new spaces for outdoor dining, which should come as no surprise to Minnesotans.

Restaurants weren't allowed to open their indoor spaces until recently, and were limited to serving customers at outdoor patio spaces or via delivery and pickup.

Bridgeman's is one Duluth businesses that's adding patio seating. Fox 21 reported the restaurant had plans to build a patio before the pandemic hit, but the pandemic presented an opportunity to speed up patio construction.

You can enjoy their ice cream in an outdoor setting a fantastic combination starting this weekend, when the patio is slated to be complete, according to Bridgeman's Facebook page.

The restaurant also has indoor seating.

Kelly Busche covers business and health for the News Tribune. She loved outdoor patio dining prior to the pandemic, and is happy to have even more options now.

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VAUGHAN Dozens of nail and hair salons line Steeles Avenue in Torontos north end, but while the shops on one side of the street were bustling with weekend customers on Saturday, businesses on the other were locked up with their lights out.

The busy road serves as a border between the City of Toronto and York Region, and while the latter is in the second stage of re-opening, the former has a higher concentration of COVID-19 cases and remains in Stage 1, so many services are still shuttered.

For Toronto residents near the border, accessing some services is now a matter of crossing the street.

At nolaSalon in Vaughan, Sofia Romashova said there were some walk-ins from Toronto when they first opened on Friday, although theyre now booked up for the next three weeks.

Some of the customers are coming from as far as downtown Toronto and Mississauga.

Were booked from 9 a.m. till 8 p.m., said Romashova, adding that their salon is only accepting three clients at a time to ensure that they can maintain physical distancing between customers.

The salon wasnt allowing customers to sit on sofas inside, and went through an intensive cleaning process after each client.

Michelle Clark, a customer who was getting her hair cut on Saturday afternoon, said she was from Toronto but within a walking distance from the salon.

Im lucky I live where I live, she said.

I didnt see what the point was in opening York Region and not Toronto, but I guess its more for people in downtown.

Farther along Steeles, patrons were enjoying coffee and pitchers of beer on a patio at the Tickled Toad Pub & Grill, where the second stage of reopening has allowed restuarants and bars to serve customers at outdoor seating areas.

The pub first opened the patio on Friday, and owner Paul Merrimel said there was an immediate rush from when they opened at noon until close.

It was a crazy day, said Merrimel, adding they had to tape off a section of the walkway to account for the long line that formed.

Everyone was happy to get some sort of normalcy happening, the mood was fantastic.

Merrimel said they have many regulars who live just across the street in Toronto, who have been coming to support the bar.

While he said theyre fortunate to be able to open up before venues on the south end of the street, their business is still severely limited. The pub is licensed for around 200 people, but is currently only serving 36 at a time.

In the past, Merrimel said being in Vaughan had been a disadvantage when bars in Toronto were allowed to extend hours for sporting events and his wasnt.

This time were sort of ahead and we got a jump on things, which is nice, he said.

Were obviously on the right side of the street.

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Vancouver has issued 85 patio permits in the three weeks since the launch of its expedited application process.

The citys Temporary Expedited Patio Program, which allows restaurants and bars to set up temporary patios on sidewalks and streets, opened at the beginning of June. Close to 150 applications have already been received and with summer patio season in full swing and little time to waste, more than half have already been approved.

In recent months, the city has prioritized freeing up additional space for temporary patios, so that physical distancing requirements can be followed at Vancouver businesses, and 73 of the newly issued permits are for patios on public lands, such as roads, on-street parking areas and sidewalks.

We realized right away that in order for our businesses to continue, they would need some extra space for physical distancing, said Neil Wyles, executive director of the Mount Pleasant Business Improvement Area. We have been working closely with city staff as they navigate the new issues and realities of this pandemic and it has been rewarding to see applications make their way through the approval process.

On June 11, council also approved bylaw amendments to include patios on private property. Twelve private patios have already been approved, and another 16 private patio applicants are working with the city to complete their applications.

Ciy staff expect permits for private patios to be available by the end of the month. Patios that do not require construction can be approved within five business days.

As co-owner of three restaurants and a brewery in Vancouver, I can attest to the incredible hardship all restaurants in the city have endured during COVID-19 closures, said David Nicolay, co-owner of the Cascade Group and Main Street Brewing Co.

With the expansion of patio options in line with the provinces recommendations of safer outdoor space to gather, restaurants will have an amazing opportunity to capitalize on the summer patio season.

The city is also working to approve patios for breweries, wineries and distillers, and will be holding a public hearing on a proposed bylaw amendment on June 30.

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Downtown pub owner says downtown businesses 'are dying down here' because the city doesn't 'seem to be able to react or respond quickly'

Downtown business owners wanting to create patios or expand into parking spots will get some financial relief from the city.

At a special council meeting Thursday, a motion from the Economic Recovery Task Force was passed that will see more than $50,000 put toward helping businesses expand into the public realm.

To offset the cost of patios, the city will take $30,000 from the Downtown Tomorrow Community Improvement Plan (DTCIP) Reserve and put it toward the 2020 DTCIP building improvement grant program for patios.

Another $20,000 will come from the citys Social Assistance and Economic Recovery COVID-19 Emergency Relief Reserve, to help cover the costs of permit and application fees as well the fees businesses are charged for using parking spaces.

Also from that reserve, the city will use $7,000 for signage and marketing.

Laura Thompson, the citys senior manager of business development, called it a made-in-Orillia approach that was created following consultation with more than 80 businesses both restaurants and retail operations.

Businesses will have to apply to the city to have the fees waived. That process typically takes four to six weeks, but council is creating a patio task force in an effort to expedite the application process.

One part of the motion that concerned some on council was temporarily taking the authority away from the Downtown Orillia Management Board (DOMB) when it comes to approving tables and chairs on sidewalks.

The board had previously stated it wanted to maintain that authority. However, Coun. Ted Emond, who chairs the Economic Recovery Task Force, noted it is a very, very minor part of the DOMBs role in authorizing intrusions into public space.

If theres an issue with tables and chairs being on the sidewalk, the DOMB can only have them removed; its the city that would have to make a decision on expanding into a parking space. So, givingthe city that temporary authority wouldmake that process go faster, Emond said.

The motion passed unanimously. Coun. Rob Kloostra wasnt at the meeting and Mayor Steve Clarke declared a conflict of interest because he owns a restaurant downtown.

Paul Raymond, who owns the Hog N' Penny pub, said waiving the fees for the use of parking spaces makes sense given the situation.

Im just asking for a little break here this summer, he said, adding many businesses are dying down here because of the blow theyve taken during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Raymond was critical of the hoops businesses typically have to jump through to get a patio. When he put his in last year, it had to be approved by officials in various departments, and the patio didnt get put in until late August.

Its just incredibly difficult. They dont seem to be able to react or respond quickly, he said. Theres no efficient process. You cant do anything until those volunteer committees sign off on them.

Susan Willsey, who runs Apple Annies Caf, has also been critical of the citys response to supporting businesses during the pandemic, but she said the decision Thursday to provide relief is great.

She would like to see parts of downtown closed to traffic on Saturdays, during the day. The Economic Recovery Task Force is working on a follow-up report on street closures.

During a recent meeting, the DOMB said it would support, should it be deemed necessary, street closures on Fridays and Saturdays from 4 to 11 p.m., from July 3 to Sept. 5, to accommodate the expansion of patios and retail establishments in select sections of Mississaga Street East and West and Peter Street South based on participation.

That doesnt make any sense at all. That just looks like a sop, Willsey said. We have very few businesses open in the evenings on Friday and Saturday.

Its mainly bars and restaurants that are open during those times, but many people who come downtown want to both eat and shop, she said, which is why a closure during the day would make more sense.

The task force is hoping to have its next report ready within a few weeks.

The following summary of DOMB survey results was included in Thursdays report:

There are approximately four patio lease approvals downtown on an annual basis. It is not likely, but if all respondents who noted interest proceed through the approval process, this would constitute an increase of 600 per cent or 24 patio/retail expansions.

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