"It has become more the norm rather than the exception." Businesses get creativeĪs noon approached, a few people walked around downtown enjoying the warm spring sun, darting into Little Bird Bakeshop or Bean Cycle for a cup of coffee or pastry to go, window shopping or enjoying a peaceful and lightly populated Old Town Square. "By now people have gotten more used to wearing masks as they go out," Hewitt said. He expects a lot of pent-up excitement as stores reopen with new guidelines, including allowing 50% of employees in the store, limiting the number of people in the store to 10 at one time and requiring staff and customers to wear face masks. The Cupboard owner Jim Hewitt said his phone was ringing nonstop Monday with customers "who have been wanting to support us and communicated their desire to support our business," Hewitt said by phone. Restaurants and bars, however, will not be allowed to reopen quite yet.įAQ: What does the 'safer at home' order mean for Larimer County? On Friday, they can begin opening their doors for a limited amount of customers at a time with certain guidelines to maximize safety. Retailers who had been shut down were now allowed to open for curbside pickup. On Monday, Old Town began to lift up its head - like bears awakening from a winter's nap - as the governor's stay-at-home order transitioned to a safer-at-home order.
Sellers and buyers seemed to breathe a metaphorical sigh of relief, as if to say, "The crisis isn't over, but maybe we'll be OK." Rieth was an early customer Monday as The Cupboard, and many other retailers, took the first step toward a new normal, slowly reopening after the COVID-19 crisis shut the city and state down. Monday.Ī store employee brought out a bag that Rieth tucked into a saddlebag on her bike, and she pedaled off. Melanie Rieth sidled up to the The Cupboard's back door in Montezuma Fuller Alley in Old Town just after 11 a.m. View Gallery: Old Town Fort Collins partially reopens under 'safer-at-home'
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