Downtown works to rebound from virus and vandalism

Assistance for distressed businesses

PANDEMIC -- ARE NOW DEALINGWITH THE AFTERMATH OFVANDALISM FROM WEEKENDPROTESTS.

IN OUR LATEST --REBOUND ARIZONA STORY -- NINEON YOUR SIDE'S CRAIG SMITHBREAKS DOWN HOW BUSINESSES ARECOPING -- AND WHAT HELP IS OUTTHERE FOR THEM.1:01:57 DOWNTOWN TUCSON WASALREADY STAGGERING FROM THEECONOMIC DAMAGE OF THECORONAVIRUS RESTRICTIONS.THEN, THIS DAMAGE STARTED."1:02:04 RUNS: 07 FRIDAY, ASSOME MARCHED DOWNTOWN TO MAKEA POINT ABOUT POLICE BRUTALITYTOWARDS BLACK PEOPLE OTHERSMADE A POINT OF DAMAGINGANYTHING THEY COULD.

THATINCLUDED ABOUT TEN THOUSANDDOLLARS WORTH OF GLASS AT CHICBOUTIQUE AND SPA.

53:45 I WASACTUALLY NOTIFIED BY ONE OF MYCLIENTS WHO LIVES ACROSS THESTREET, AND THEN A RENTERTEXTED ME AND ASKED IF WE WEREOKAY WE GOT DOWN HERE, AND OURWINDOWS WERE SHATTERED GLASSWAS EDGED, IT WAS LIKE GROUNDZERO DUMPSTERS ON FIRE PEOPLESCREAMING AND KICKING INWINDOWS.

54:01 RUNS:16 THATPHYSICAL DAMAGE PILES ONTO THEFINANCIAL DAMAGE OF WEEKSSHUTDOWN BECAUSE OFCORONAVIRUS RESTRICTIONS.STACY MADIGAN SAYS SHE HIT AFRUSTRATING MAZE OF ASSISTANCEPROGRAMS FOR THE VIRUS IMPACT.NOW SHE'S WORKING TO MAKE SURECUSTOMERS KNOW SHE IS OPEN ANDSETTING HIGH STANDARDS FORSANITATION.

THE PHYSICALDAMAGE ADDS ANOTHER LAYER OFTROUBLE FOR DOWNTOWN TO PUSHTHROUGH.

THE RIO NUEVODOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTHAS A PROGRAM TO HELP DOWNTOWNBUSINESSES PAY FOR THEIR GLASSREPAIRS.

THE DOWNTOWN TUCSONPARTNERSHIP IS WORKING TO HELPDOWNTOWN BUSINESSES REBOUNDAND ADAPT TO CORONAVIRUSSAFEGUARDS CUSTOMERS MAYACTUALLY ENJOY, LIKE MOREOUTDOOR SEATING SO RESTAURANTSCAN APPLY DISTANCING BUT STILLSERVE ENOUGH CUSTOMERS TO MAKEA PROFIT.

43:35 IT REQUIRES USTO MOVE VERY QUICKLY IN THECITY OF TUCSON HAS BEENAMAZING BECAUSE THEY'RERELAXING ALL OF THEIR CODES INRELATIONSHIP TO THE PARKINGSPACES AND THE SIDEWALK USE.SO YOU'LL BE SEEING A LOT MORECAFES AND DOWNTOWN SOCIALDISTANCING WILL DEFINITELY BEADHERED TO.

43:51 RUNS: 16 ANDTHE DOWNTOWN TUCSONPARTNERSHIP IS WORKING TO HELPBUSINESSES ABIDE BY THECORONAVIRUS CHANGES----AND DOSOME MARKETING TO DRAWCUSTOMERS BACK DOWNTOWN.

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