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Phase 2 Limits Restaurants To 50% Capacity, So Belmont Opened 50% of Main Street To Help
From Charlotte Stories: Now that North Carolina is officially in ‘Phase 2’ of the reopening, restaurants across our state have been allowed to reopen, but only at 50% of their maximum capacity. Since many restaurants are still struggling to make ends meet under these...
Belmont introduces open street dining to help downtown restaurants
From WBTV: Under Phase 2 of North Carolina’s reopening, restaurants are allowed to open their dining rooms, but only at a 50 percent capacity. With half the amount of diners they could potentially seat, it is still a struggle for many of these businesses trying to...
PHOTOS: Dining Alfresco in Belmont
From The Gaston Gazette: Main Street was blocked off to allow restaurants to offer alfresco dining in the street Saturday evening, May 23, 2020, in downtown Belmont. [Mike Hensdill/The Gaston Gazette] Read more from The Gaston Gazette here.
PHOTOS: A look Inside Primal Brewery In Belmont Open for Carryout
From The Gaston Gazette: Zeke Butterfield gets a carryout order ready for John Searby at Primal Brewery which is now open and offering to-go food and beer at their location at 52 Irvin Street in the building that was formally Rivermen in Belmont. [JOHN CLARK/THE...
Retail business back in Gaston County
From The Gaston Gazette: The restarting of the economic engine known as small business retail began Saturday in Gaston County. Dormant for more than a month after Gov. Roy Cooper’s executive order calling for social distancing to limit the spread of the coronavirus...
In Her Own Words: Regina Moody’s faith gives her strength to care for a vulnerable community — and her nephew — during very tough times
From Bizwomen: Even a pandemic is a different for working women. The lines between personal and professional physically blur when working from home, often with a spouse, parent, child, pet or all of the above. Regina Moody is CEO of Holy Angels, a Belmont, N.C., care...
Downtown Belmont transformed into distribution site to feed hundreds
From WBTV: Main Street in the city of Belmont was transformed into a supply distribution site Friday morning. Hundreds of cars lined up hours before the 9 a.m. start time to get their share of the more than 30,000 pounds of food and cleaning supplies. Read more from...
In Her Own Words: Nguyen sisters remember their father’s lessons on resiliency
From Bizwomen: Even a pandemic is different for working women. The lines between personal and professional physically blur when working from home often with a partner, parent, child, pet or all of the above. For sisters Linda Nguyen Park and Lisa Nguyen, their...
Sake Express provided meals for students, those in need
From The Gaston Gazette: Lisa Nguyen, co-owner of the Sake Express restaurants in Gaston County, is a firm believer in community and helping those in need. That’s why, a day after seeing her business plummet some 30 percent in the wake of the Tuesday, March 17...
9 Best Things to Do in Belmont, NC
From VacationIdea.com: Situated just a few minutes away from Charlotte, North Carolina lies the town of Belmont. Believed to have been named after a local prominent banker, the area was first settled in the mid-1700s by Dutch explorers. The town became a major...