THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 2021 Page 3 Mayor announces $300K COVID-19 Recovery Grant funding for 15 Revere restaurants Lawrence A. Simeone Jr. Attorney-at-Law ~ Since 1989 ~ * Corporate Litigation * Criminal/Civil * MCAD * Zoning/Land Court * Wetlands Litigation * Workmen’s Compensation * Landlord/Tenant Litigation * Real Estate Law * Construction Litigation * Tax Lein * Personal Injury * Bankruptcy * Wrongful Death * Zoning/Permitting Litigation 300 Broadway, Suite 1, Revere * 781-286-1560 lsimeonejr@simeonelaw.net Pictured are Mayor Brian Arrigo, Revere Chief of Planning and Development Tech Leng and Ward 3 Councillor Arthur Guinasso – presenting a grant check for Sabor Salvadoreño restaurant. M ayor Brian Arrigo has announced that $300,000 in grant funding will be awarded to 15 independently run Revere restaurants to support their recovery through the spring and summer months. Following responses from dozens of qualifi ed applicants, the City of Revere increased total available funding through the pilot program from $250,000 to $300,000, with businesses receiving monthly funding installments, technical assistance and operational safety support. Mayor Arrigo visited several of the selected restaurants to congratulate owners on their grant award and discuss the continued challenges they face amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “Most of the restaurants we visited were hopeful and looking forward to the warmer months, where outdoor dining is an option,” said Mayor Arrigo. “We also got a tour of Murray’s Tavern, which opens soon on Broadway. I am proud of the work our Planning and Development team executed in such a small amount of time – I know this grant will have a lasting eff ect on the City’s business districts.” The selected businesses are Airport Diner, B&M Grill, Broadway Pizza, Companions Restaurant, Sabor Salvadoreño, Esquite, Good Diner, Istanbul Diner Café, La Abuela Carmen Products Restaurant & Bakery, Murray’s Tavern, Nick’s Deli, Nick’s Place, Sabrine Bakery & Café, Santorini Restaurant and Thmor Da. Thirteen of those businesses are women- and/ or minority-owned. Smaller restaurants with the highest risk of closure and least access to other relief funds were prioritized in the selection process. Participating businesses have enrolled employees in ServSafe food safety training and will receive targeted technical assistance beginning in April and into the summer. The grant program comes ahead of the 2021 outdoor dining program to be administered by the Revere Licensing Commission, as well as a rapid recovery program that will launch this spring with an initial survey of business needs and priorities along the Broadway business district. City’s Planning & Development Dept. to host RiverFront design meeting T he city’s Offi ce of Strategic Planning & Economic Development will host a RiverFront Design Advisory Group (DAG) meeting on Wednesday, April 7 from 6-8 p.m. regarding Redgate’s proposed redevelopment of the G&J Property, which is located at 22 Whiten Ave. Given the continuing pandemic condition, this will be a Zoom meeting that will be accessible by phone and computer. Redgate will present and discuss its proposal for a mixed-use residential development, focusing on the project’s siting, massing and density; unit count and mix; residential and visitor parking ratios; on-site resiliency measures and public accessibility to the waterfront. Adequate time will be available during and after the presentation for questions from the community. RiverFront DAG members, residents of the Point of Pines and Riverside neighborhoods and the public at large are strongly encouraged to participate in this meeting to learn more about the proposal and to comment on Redgate’s preliminary design plans. The two-week public comment period will remain open until April 22, and all public comments will be organized and made available for review by the Site Plan Review Committee, which is responsible for Revere permitting of this project. For more information about this meeting, please contact the Offi ce of Strategic Planning & Economic Development at riverfront@revere.org. To access the webinar via Zoom, attendees should use the following link: https://us02web.zoom. us/j/82391770136. Webinar ID: 823 9177 0136. Telephone: U.S.: 1 (312) 626-6799, 1 (929) 2056099, 1 (301) 715-8592, 1 (346) 248-7799, 1 (669) 900-6833, 1 (253) 215-8782. Passcode: 82391770136. Webinar log in details will also be posted on the city’s website calendar section, and the public meeting will be shown on Revere TV. www.eight10barandgrille.com We Have Reopened for Dine-In and Outside Seating every day beginning at 4 PM WE'RE OPEN! 8 Norwood Street, Everett (617) 387-9810 STAY SAFE!
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