‘DC Restaurants Shutting Down at Record Rates, New Report Shows’
>Two restaurants per week are closing;
>Nearly 1,000 jobs have been lost so far as closures hit historic levels;
>Restaurant owners – and workers – blame the controversial #Initiative82.
fox5dc.com/news/dc-restau…
**BREAKING**
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser includes Repeal of #Initiative82 and Restoration of the #TipCredit tip-wage system local bar and restaurant service professionals support which guarantees all tipped workers earn at least the local minimum wage in city’s FY26 Budget Proposal.
‘How Much Trouble Are DC Restaurants Really In?’
“DC hospitality industry attorney Richard Bianco puts it bluntly: ‘The industry’s burning to the fucking ground and nobody’s doing anything about it.’”
[– @richardbiancojr]
>via @jsidman at @washingtonian:
washingtonian.com/2025/04/03/how…
The moment U.S. tariffs came into effect this morning, so did the Canadian response.
Canada will be implementing 25% tariffs against $155 billion of American products.
Starting with $30 billion worth of goods immediately, and the remaining $125 billion in 21 days’ time.
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‘Doing Business in DC Is Tough.’
“Since the [tip credit tip-wage phase-out began] in DC, at least one survey shows 4,000 jobs have been lost.”
“Labor costs have hit every bar and restaurant… and they have cut staff to deal with the increases.”
>@wusa9:
wusa9.com/article/news/l…