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Tenting for the pandemic

December 1st, 2020

Restaurants have turned to companies like Everything Entertainment to help with outside seating. But without the need for walls or flooring, profit can be hard to come by. Photo: Everything Entertainment. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the tent industry finds new ways to survive. by Jeff Moravec There are all manner of seasonal ebbs and flows […]

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A tented grocery store meets essential community needs

November 1st, 2020

Residents of Minneapolis’ East Lake Street neighborhood can access fresh groceries, pharmacy items, transit passes and banking services in a 13,000-square-foot tented store that is temporarily replacing a supermarket damaged during early summer riots. Photo: Tom Paule. The summer season for tent rental companies is usually filled with weddings and festivals, but there is nothing […]

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