Scenes From The New Urban Decay

A few weeks back, word came through the local news James Joyce Pub closed its doors for good due to the pandemic. Today, we learned Fleming’s too has shuttered ne’er to return. The James Joyce Pub itself employed as many as 50 people. Fleming’s many more. Here lies a small anecdote of the economic mayhem caused by the lockdown. By November, the restaurant review website Yelp reported 60% of restaurants closed since the lockdowns began are gone forever.