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p HOLIDAY SHOPPERS make their way up Owenton’s West Seminary Street toward Luvie’s Gifts, Clothes & Home Decor, one of six new businesses to open around the courthouse square since COVID-19 began. — Photo by Whitney Prather Duvall
EXPERIENCE DOWNTOWN Despite pandemic, 6 new businesses open around Owenton's courthouse square
BY MOLLY HAINES Sweet Owen Editor In the months since the first U.S. cases of COVID-19 were reported, millions of Americans have had more time on their hands than ever before. The increased time at home coupled with remote work has led
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many aspiring entrepreneurs to realize their dream of opening a small business. Around Owenton's courthouse square alone, new businesses began popping up one by one, many in buildings that had long been abandoned, leading to a revival of the once-bustling shopping area and, for
many, a greater desire to shop small. Despite the challenges presented by the pandemic, Owenton's group of new business owners have found ways to work around obstacles such as supply shortages and shipping delays and hope the momentum continues long after COVID is a thing of the past.
