The first two months of 2020 were merely a grace period of what the year had in store for us. The global pandemic that is COVID-19 swept the nation and has impacted the lives of many — some worse than others. Life as we once knew it has dramatically changed. The streets are vacant, businesses are dark, and people are either scrambling or strategizing through the madness to figure out how to keep their lives
April 2, 2020
Lydia’s Story
My name is Lydia. The North Stands is a movement I started with local chefs David Fhima, Justin Sutherland, and other industry leaders to raise funds and provide support to Minnesota’s hospitality industry employees who are incurring major hardships as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic. I started this movement to support Minnesota’s hospitality workers when I heard my best friend was losing her job after bars and restaurants were ordered to close. Having worked