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Dec 31, 2021 · More precious than the menus and businesses gone forever are the people of the food and restaurant industry that were lost in 2021. Here are a few whose deaths made news this year.
- First Shutdown
- Restaurants Reopen in Northern Michigan
- In-Person Dining Resumes Statewide
- Bars Banned from Indoor Services
- ‘Pause’ Shuts Down Indoor Dining Again
- Most Recent Reopening
Michigan restaurants were first shut down March 16, 2020, as the state confirmed its 50th case of COVID-19. Whitmer had originally banned gatherings of 250 or more peoplethree days prior, but state officials said some bars and restaurants weren’t following that order. Restaurants were still allowed to offer take-out and delivery orders, but no cust...
As part of Whitmer’s reopening plan, the Upper Peninsula and Traverse City Regions of the state met certain thresholds in late May that allowed restaurants to resume in-person dining. On May 22, restaurants in those two regions were allowed to reopen at 50% capacity, as long as servers wore masks and customers kept six feet of distance between them...
As COVID-19 numbers trended downward across the state, Whitmer lifted the stay-at-home order early, allowing restaurants and bars to reopen June 8. Restaurants in the Lower Peninsula faced the same restrictions as those in Northern Michigan. Relieved business owners scrambled to get back to some semblance of normalafter months of grappling with fin...
As Michigan’s COVID-19 cases began to spike late in June and into July, Whitmer shut them downin every region outside of the Upper Peninsula and the Traverse City Region. It was Michigan’s first step backward in the reopening process, but it certainly wouldn’t be its last. As a silver lining, Michigan bars and restaurants were given clearance to de...
The second restaurant shutdown went into effect Nov. 18, after Michigan’s case rate reached by far its highest point of the pandemic. More than 9,000 new cases were reported on multiple days, so MDHHS stepped in to issue a “pause”on certain segments of the economy. Like the stay-at-home order, this pause allowed customers to order carry-out or deli...
Gordon and Whitmer announced Jan. 22 that restaurants would be allowed to resume indoor dining, albeit with more strict rules in place. Restaurants and bars will be allowed to reopen at 25% capacity, with up to 100 people total. Tables must be six feet apart, with no more than six people per table. Outdoor tents with four sides are permitted under ...
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Nov 19, 2021 · While some restaurants made it through, some have formally closed their doors (maybe even for good). Here’s the restaurants that Detroit lost in 2021.
Dec 26, 2021 · The Michigan Restaurant and Lodging Association estimates that 3,000 restaurants statewide have permanently closed since the pandemic began. More: One year later: Here's a list of metro...
Aug 31, 2024 · Buca di Beppo isn't the only chain restaurant to close its doors in the Livonia area recently. The first Chicken Guy restaurant that Guy Fieri opened in Michigan closed abruptly and permanently at the end of June. This spot was located on Plymouth Road in Livonia.
Jan 23, 2021 · The partial resumption of indoor dining at Michigan's restaurants on Feb. 1 is coming too late for an estimated 3,000 such businesses that already have closed.
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Apr 9, 2021 · Despite Michigan leading the nation in new COVID-19 cases per capita, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Friday that Michigan is not shutting down restaurants again. But Whitmer and Michigan’s...
