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Bored with the insurance business, Angelo Pizza got into the family business, opening a shop of his own on Market Street in Old City.

Andy Bernard had been wowing sushi fans since last spring, when he lost his job at a sushi restaurant. Now he and a partner have set up a place inside a building at 990 Spring Garden St.

The Philadelphia region’s restaurant scene is in constant motion, even without a pandemic.

Posh restaurants and a corner bar join the list of temporary shutdowns.

Ben Berman’s hobby? Baking pizzas and giving them away in exchange for donations to charity.

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The $5 Fresh Burger Stop is two longtime friends’ reaction to the pandemic.

“This week’s data, in terms of hospitalization increase, an increase in the use of ventilators, case increase and percent positivity are worrisome,” Secretary of Health Rachel Levine said Monday.

Health Secretary Rachel Levine ordered alcohol sales at bars and restaurants to shut down at 5 p.m. Thanksgiving eve, one of the busiest nights of the year for service industry.

Following the city's announcement, restaurants have elected to bow out till next year rather than rely on takeout and delivery.