A lot of small businesses in Reno are changing the way they do business after an emergency declaration from the city.
That declaration orders mandatory closures for bars and restaurants by Friday - except for takeout, delivery and drive-through services. So some restaurant owners are changing the way they do business these days.
"It's definitely going to affect us because we get a lot of walk ins, a lot of it is foot traffic here in Midtown," said Kayla Sisson, owner of JoStella Coffee Co. in Midtown. "So I called another small business to cancel my order and they said hey, we are doing curbside - you should too. This was one of my local businesses I get some of my ingredients from. I was like okay, we can do that, I'm going to do that. It's an idea that's floating around. A lot of the Midtown small business owners, it's what we're doing to stay open and keep our employees employed."
In addition to adding curbside pickup, JoStella also has delivery options, and customers can call or order online. Even though a lot of these businesses know they'll be taking a hit with these new regulations, many are determined to keep the doors open and help each other out.
"It's so important we all work together because we're all small businesses and we're all a family," Sisson said. "We don't want to see anyone fail because this community is so strong and such a great local business area that we all just want to succeed. Throughout the construction we've done events, ways to help the area, so through this we're just going to have to stick together and keep open."
JoStella is offering 10% off for first-time curbside pickup.
