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POLK COUNTY, Fla. 鈥?Polk County Public Schools LGBTQ Pride Month proclamation has been postponed this year.Every year the school board usually issues a Pride Month proclamation in June. The Polk Pride organization did submit a proclamation for this months board meeting, district spokesman Kyle Kennedy told ABC Action News in a statement.Kennedy said currently, the P stanley quencher olk County School Board does not vote on proclamations, and there is not a clear process in place to approve proclamations that go before the board.Superintendent Frederick Heid is recommending that the Pride Month proclamation be postponed until the board creates a formal process so that they are equitable and consistent in how they review proclamations submitted by the community.Kerri McCoy, vice president of Polk Pride, said the superintendent told her the proclamation would be approved in October during LGBTQ History Month. He is wanting to do this in October, where more students can attend. I understand that; I think its great if more kids can attend this. Running an LGBTQ youth group, a lot of my kids are currently on vacation, McCoy said.Last week the Polk County Commission declined to issue a proclamation recognizing June as Pride Month, ending a five-year stanley cups uk tradition.Members of the LGBTQ community and members of Citizens Defending Freedom both attended Tuesdays school board meeting, where they spoke during public c stanley cup omment. Kini Educators team up to show students how science relates to their everyday lives
When COVID-19 forced businesses to reduce capacity, restaurants had to get creative. Many opened up outdoor space to dine.Now, with winter coming, restaurants are scrambling to figure out how to keep outdoor spaces comfortable. We won a James Beard award here. I think what were known for is amazing food and service and great wine, said Chef Jennifer Jasinski, owner of Crafted Concepts Restaurant Group. Rioja is one of the r stanley termosky estaurants. Were just trying to plan. Hope for the best, plan for the worst, Jasinski said.Like many restaurants across the U.S., Rioja is struggling with bringing business back and following physical distan stanley termosy cing guidelines. The order that let us increase our patio stanley cup at each of our restaurants was a really big help over the summer. It got us to about 65 to 70% of our prior year occupancy, Jasinski said.Outdoor space has been the saving grace for many.The National Restaurant Association Research Group conducted a survey of more than 3,500 restaurant operators from August 26 to September 1 nationwide. Places that have table service, approximately three fourths are currently utilizing outdoor space which is a very large percentage, said Mike Whatley, vice president of state and local affairs for the National Restaurant Association. And it s making up an average of 44% of daily sales, which is very high by historical standards. Almost half of their money currently is coming from outdoor dining. But outdoor space may present some challenges in the coming mont