During Pride, while we were walking the street, I spied the two owners of Church Street Diner, Richard and Alfredo, standing out front of their “still closed for renovations” cafe with a table and cooler. Nothing showy, no signs, just selling water or Popsicles. <\/p>\n

I immediately dug into my pocket and sauntered up for a frozen ice. I asked how they’ve been doing. <\/p>\n

“Great!” Richard says, “We appreciate what you said on your blog<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

“So what happened? What is happening to the place?” I ask.<\/p>\n

I get an eye rolling response that makes me immediately feel bad for asking. But not so bad I can’t recount it here. “Things… are happening. We can’t comment.”<\/p>\n

“Gotcha.” <\/p>\n

I really hope these guys can get the Diner going again soon. Good luck fellas!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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