No more ‘packed rooms’: Norman businesses return to form after pandemic
Before opening, one of the employees at New York Pizza and Pasta dresses up the pizzas before putting them in the oven.
By: Madisson Cameron, Mustang High School Local businesses were impacted in many different ways by COVID-19. Even though things are returning to normal, the effects of the pandemic are still impacting Norman businesses. A local deli that has served its community for almost a century has managed to thrive while the severity of COVID-19 has diminished. Bob Thompson, the owner of Midway Deli since 1985, said that the initial shutdown made him question whether he wanted to keep the shop open. “Well, first we thought we were going to be shut down completely,” Thompson said. “We could put a key in the…
