‘We Are Barely Hanging On’: Iconic Faidley’s Seafood Struggled Through Pandemic After Not Receiving Any Money From Restaurant Revitalization Fund

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BALTIMORE (WJZ) – Thousands of businesses crossed the US were ne'er paid immoderate alleviation backing during the pandemic and present many, adjacent present locally, are struggling to marque ends meet.

There is simply a bipartisan propulsion for Congress to o.k. $60 cardinal much successful funds for the galore tiny businesses, similar restaurants, who request help.

“We’re going to marque it through, we conscionable request help,” said Ron Furman, proprietor of Max’s Tap House.

Faidley’s Seafood successful Baltimore’s Lexington Market has been astir for much than 130 years. Though concern came to a screeching halt, they ne'er stopped paying their employees.

Owner Dayme Hahn said her begetter called her erstwhile the pandemic deed and said: ”Make definite that you marque payroll, Dayme. Do everything to marque payroll.”

With sacrifices and hard work, they made it to this constituent – but she needs help. Hahn is pleading with Congress, “Please replenish the fund. Help america enactment live done different generation.”

Since 1886 the edifice has employed radical similar Lou Fleming. The Baltimore autochthonal has worked astatine Faidley’s for 44 years.

“Absolutely we request help, we are hardly hanging on,” helium said.

Supply costs are up, Fleming said.

“They went up 300 percent successful the past 4 months,” helium said.

Restaurant owners are looking for a airy astatine the extremity of this acheronian COVID tunnel.

In Maryland, astir 100 restaurants were awarded $1 cardinal from the Restaurant Relief Fund, but thousands of tiny businesses didn’t spot a azygous cent.

Restaurants similar Max’s, Faidley’s and others are asking Congress to o.k. the petition for an further $60 billion.

“They’re the ones who support America going not the franchises, hardworking radical successful tiny businesses similar this,” Fleming said.

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