outdoor dining

As COVID-19 cases surge, reservations are dropping at some restaurants. Now, outdoor dining is the hot ticket as winter weather takes hold. Among those rethinking eating indoors at restaurants is Carol Sheridan. She and her group snagged an igloo to celebrate a birthday at Wood-n-Tap in Farmington on Sunday. “I feel comfortable in here with all these people that...

The first Wednesday of every month, from May through September, Bank Street in downtown New London will be closed off for “Eat in the Street.”

Outdoor dining might look a little different this year in West Hartford.

Outdoor dining might look a little different this year in West Hartford. Last year, the town shut down parts of streets and installed concrete barriers to allow restaurants to expand their outside seating. Now, the town, along with the West Hartford Art League and the West Hartford Arts Commission, is launching a project. They’re looking to commission artists to...

Restrictions on outdoor dining in Connecticut are relaxing and Gov. Ned Lamont held a bill signing ceremony Wednesday afternoon. The legislation allows restaurants to operate under the relaxed rules through March 31, 2022 and for cities and towns to expedite changes to their zoning rules to expand the availability of outdoor dining and retail activity if they wish. “These relaxed…

Many businesses have struggled to make it through the pandemic, with space and social distance guidelines restricting occupancy. “To have 100 percent capacity but you still have to do six feet distancing, we’re small, you know. It’s an intimate restaurant, we have 38 seats,” said Marc Sincavage, part-owner of the Skappo and Merkato restaurants. On Friday, New Haven officials announced…

New Haven reopened its first promenade for outdoor dining this season as the weather is warming up.

Spring is here and Putnam is expanding outdoor dining.

The warm weather is helping to give Connecticut restaurants a little bit of a boost with many people looking to enjoy outdoor dining. The town of Putnam is planning to expand outdoor dining again this spring to give restaurants more space to serve customers safely. In a few weeks, parking spaces on Main Street in Putnam will be filled with…

The town of Putnam is planning to expand outdoor dining again this summer to give restaurants more space to serve customers safely.

Mayor Marty Walsh announced Friday that Boston’s outdoor dining program will begin on Monday, March 22 — 10 days earlier than had originally been planned due to the weather forecast. But the city’s North End has to wait. The Boston Licensing Board says outdoor dining can’t start until April 1 in the North End, citing “high density” for the delay….

Many cities and towns are looking at ways to keep expanded outdoor dining available past the expiring of the governor’s executive order on the topic.

As the governor’s executive order granting waivers for restaurants to have outdoor dining is set to expire, cities and towns are considering their own ordinances to give restaurants the option.

Although capacity limitations will be eliminated at restaurants on March 19, there is one community that is still placing a heavy emphasis on outdoor dining. During the summer and fall, West Hartford’s LaSalle Road was transformed into an elaborate outdoor dining experience. Now the mayor wants to ensure the legal ability to do it again. Adapting to the need for…

During the summer and fall, West Hartford’s LaSalle Road was transformed into an elaborate outdoor dining experience. Now the mayor wants to ensure the legal ability to do it again.

At least seven people were transported to the hospital after a multi-vehicle crash sent two vehicles through an outdoor dining setup and food stand near Midtown. FDNY officials say the crash happened near 2nd Avenue and East 50th Street around 8:30 a.m. on Friday. An initial report of four people hospitalized was later upgraded to at least seven as the…

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Many consider expanded outdoor eating to have been a success during this unprecedented time.

An effort is underway to keep the extra tables that popped up outside at restaurants during the pandemic, at least for a little bit longer. “It did feel safe being outside, especially the fresh air,” said April Black of Hartford. Many consider expanded outdoor eating to have been a success during this unprecedented time. “It’s been very important. There’s...

Restaurants with outdoor dining options like greenhouses, igloos and pods drew customers even during frigid temperatures.