President hopes to re-open businesses by Easter

How two Tucson restaurants are coping

HE'S HOPEFUL BUSINESSES CANRE-OPEN BY EASTER ABOUTTHREE WEEKS AWAY.

WE ASKEDKGUN9 ON YOUR SIDE'S CRAIGSMITH TO CHECK IN WITHBUSINESSES.SUPER: CRAIG SUPER: OPEN BYEASTER?/BUSINESS IMPACT SUPER:CHEF MARIA MAZON/ BOCA TACOSSUPER: OPEN BY EASTER?/BUSINESS IMPACT SUPER: DAVEZUGERMAN/TUCSON HOP SHOPSUPER: OPEN BY EASTER?/BUSINESS IMPACT TAKE PKG 17:12CRAIG: OBVIOUSLY IT HAS BEEN ATOUGH TIME FOR BUSINESSES ANDNOW THERES ANOTHER TOUGHQUESTION AHEAD.

HOW LONG CANTHEY HOLD OUT AND ALSO, IF THEPRESIDENT DOES REMOVE SOCIALDISTANCING, SHOULD THEYACCEPT?/ 17:24 TUCSONS FOURTHAVENUE IS QUIET....TOO QUIET.USUALLY BUSY RESTAURANTS ARETAKE OUT ONLY AND TRYING TOBRING IN ENOUGH MONEY TO PAYRENT AND STAFF.

AT BOCA TACOSCHEF MARIA SAYS ITS HELPEDCOVER HER COSTS THAT TACOS AREA NATURAL FOR TAKE OUT.

ON ONESIDE, SHE THINKS THE CLOSURESWENT TOO FAR.

SHED LOVE TOSEE RESTRICTIONS LIFTED SO SHECAN GO BACK TO FULL SPEED.2:55 CHEF MARIA MAZON/BOCATACOS: .IF ITS LIFTED AREPEOPLE JUST GOING TO FORGETAND PUT IT ON THE BACK BURNERAND NOT DO AS CITIZENS THETHINGS THAT WE NEED TO DO?/3:04 SHE SAYS IF RESTRICTIONSDO COME OFF SHELL CONTINUE TOWORK HARD FOR A CLEAN HEALTHYPLACE FOR HER CUSTOMERS.

NEARDODGE AND FORT LOWELL, THEOWNER OF TUCSON HOP SHOPDECIDED EVEN GOING TAKE OUTONLY WAS NOT ENOUGH TO PROTECTHIS SEVEN WORKERS SO THE HOPSHOP IS CLOSING AT THE END OFTHE WEEK.

DAVE ZUGERMAN/TUCSON HOP SHOP: 10:09 .WE HADBEEN TRYING TO STAY OPEN SO WECOULD KEEP OUR EMPLOYEESEMPLOYED AND KEEP THEM GOING.THEY FELT LIKE THEIR SAFETYWAS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THAT,WHICH I TOTALLY AGREE WITH.

WEALSO DIDNT WANT TO BE A PLACEWHERE SOMEBODY CAME AND THEYGOT SICK./ 10:25 DAVE ZUGERMANTHINKS WE DO NEED TO KEEPTHINGS SHUT DOWN TO STARVE OUTTHE VIRUS, THEN GET BACK TOBUSINESS ONCE THINGS ARE SAFE.HE THINKS HE CAN HOLD ON A FEWMONTHS IN THE MEANTIME, CRAIGSMITH, KGUN9 ON YOUR SID