How one L.A. restaurant is facing the coronavirus pandemic

The morning after Mayor Garcetti closes all dining rooms, things look a lot different at this Melrose restaurant.
Jenn Harris • Los Angeles Times • March 18, 2020
At 10:08 on Monday morning, Caitlin and Daniel Cutler pulled their Jeep Cherokee into the parking lot of Ronan, their Melrose Avenue Italian restaurant. Their 7-month-old daughter McKenna sat smiling in a car seat in the back. On any other Monday,...
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