DELAND, Fla. – Melisa Reed knows first hand how COVID-19 has affected bars and restaurants. Reed owns The Table Restaurant along with a couple of other businesses around DeLand and has come up with a solution on how to offset some of the financial strife caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Reed and three other restaurant and bar owners are asking city commissioners Monday night to consider allowing open containers in Downtown DeLand.“The idea was how can we all come together to give the community something where they feel safe, to come out, eat, drink and be entertained,” said Reed.
The bar owner said it could also be a great way to bring in some much-needed revenue for bars that have been struggling with business.Reed said the owner of The.