Items in the Inbox from Daily Scot:
Have you seen the Keefer Yard in Chinatown? My favourite outdoor Covid bar in the city.
Price Tags: Now that pop-up patios have been approved year-round in cities like North Van and Vancouver, we can expect a lot of innovation to keep us protected, happy and safe through the winter, not to mention a host of decorative responses in the spring. Here’s an example from Coal Harbour:
Scot: What if we use the pandemic to convert some of the enclosed parking garages on Granville Island to beer gardens with plenty of space to social distance?
The structures would have a unique industrial chicness, drawing people from all over (which Granville Island needs, particularly in the winter). And there is an immediate anchor available with Granville Island Brewing next door. Other Vancouver breweries could take turns catering the spaces; food trucks could be part of the scene; nibbles could be provided by the Islands many food vendors.
Check out how other cities have created urban beer gardens:
Frankford Hall, Philadelphia
“What if we use the pandemic to convert some of the enclosed parking garages on Granville Island to beer gardens with plenty of space to social distance?” <—— YES PLEASE!!!!!
I think Scot’s a little unclear on the concept. The point is to give people room to meet outdoors – up to the 50-person limit. Adding food trucks and entertainment in a space with room for 500 is just asking for the kind of trouble we don’t need. Let’s keep our eyes on the ball, folks.