It should be clear by now that those who are waiting for a day when Covid will cease to exist will be waiting forever. The risk will never return to zero. For rational people, however, a vaccine which you might have to take annually like a flu shot will allow a return to normal life.
The clubs are operating as well as they can under the circumstances. However, the lost businesses will not be returning. Some entertainers we used to see in the squares probably will never come back, and the developer seems determined to convert some facilities to apartments or offices. Country clubs which see little patronage are very vulnerable. The developer is not going to maintain money-losing ventures just because a few of us like them.
Facilities owned and run by the recreation centers are here to stay. But the squares will change over time to meet new demands. They are, after all, merely outdoor shopping malls. And shopping malls all over the country are struggling.
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