Connecticut restaurants, shops and outdoor attractions reopen
21 May 2020
As Connecticut entered phase one of its reopening Wednesday from the closures resulting from the coronavirus, people left their homes to eat outdoors at local restaurants, shop and visit the aquarium.
Colin Harrington of Waterford said it's crucial to support small businesses, and he plans to try eating out. But he is concerned social distancing practices and masks will lessen the customers' experience, and if that's the case, he'll stick to takeout service.
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It probably won't attain Black Friday status in shopping lore, but a lot of consumers have been waiting anxiously for Wednesday when the state of Connecticut allows, with strict guidelines, the reopening of many retail establishment including those much-loved, browse-centric bookstores, vinyl/CD shops, and musical instrument purveyors.
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Gov. Ned Lamont reversed course on Monday and announced hair salons and barber shops will not reopen on Wednesday, but instead in early June when similar Rhode Island establishments are scheduled to reopen.
Lamont said in a joint announcement with Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo that after "extensive discussions"...
On Wednesday, Connecticut will allow the reopening — under strict guidelines — of hair salons and barbershops, restaurants, museums and zoos, retail shops and malls, offices, university research programs and outdoor recreation that had been shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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