What the coronavirus shutdown has meant for two L.A. bars

Bartenders out of work are left to figure out what's next.
Bill Addison • Los Angeles Times • March 26, 2020
Zach Negin turned down the volume on the Hugh Masekela album he was playing at his Thai Town wine bar Tabula Rasa. “Last call,” he shouted. The bleak new meaning of the phrase bloomed suddenly. It was March 15, the day that Mayor Eric Garcetti...
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