The Breweries May Reopen, but the Void is Closed… Forever

Greetings, Voidlings. Welcome to CoronaVoid Vol. 3. This week comes the news that Virginia will begin to reopen some restaurants and bars, with restrictions, in some areas. Maryland has plans for that soon as well. Is this a good idea? Maybe not. Will people show up? Maybe not. I can tell you your Void correspondent will remain planted firmly in his house for the foreseeable future. The immediate DC area will not be reopening in any jurisdiction and local officials have the authority to do so. But I will not be making my way to any area reopening, anytime soon, as much for my safety as theirs. 

I have some sympathy to those who truly want to reopen out of sheer fear for their business. Craft beer has already taken a hit, and the result on the industry will be devastating, even if things go smoothly in the next couple weeks. And as we’ve seen from one of the global leaders among countries who have handled coronavirus outbreaks, it is very easy for things to not go smoothly. But, busi

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