My business is located less than a block from where the shooting took place on South Street over the weekend, leaving three dead and 11 wounded. Since that time, my phone and social media have been non-stop with people wondering about my staff and asking if we were OK. Thankfully, the answer is yes: All we saw was people running and crowds.
This isn’t our first brush with gun violence, either. Despite the fact that South Street is normally a happy gathering place for Philadelphians and tourists from all walks of life, in the last three years we have been in business, there have been multiple shootings in our neighborhood. Last summer, someone was shot on our block.
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Like small business owners everywhere, I always have a lot to worry about as the proprietor of the Queen and Rook Game Cafe…
