October and the months that follow will bring colder days and nights. Outdoor retail and dining will be forced to make some difficult decisions in Anne Arundel County. Restaurants and bars have been trying to make plans to extend their outdoor dining by investing more in heating and enclosing what they created for warm weather in parking lots and sidewalks.
Can they afford it while facing a financial loss?
Will they invest more to try and stay afloat?
When will they get the answers, they need to make these important decisions for their survival or permanent closure?
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