Learn trends (and traps) in opening fully for post-COVID diningWhen it comes to dining out again, food and beverage industry researchers tell us that health and safety concerns take priority over economic and lifestyle ones. This "restaurant hesitation" is true across all generations of diners. Datassential reports that Baby Boomers feel more compelled "to help restaurants recover from months of eliminated dine-in traffic and economic instability." On Monday, May 3, 4-5 p.m., join us as we dive into the topic of foodservice businesses reopening fully for post-pandemic diners. 24HourDallas presents "Let's Eat: How Restaurants Should Respond As Nighttime Diners Return," a free Zoominar open to all. Guest panelists will be Ron Ruggless, Senior Editor of Nation's Restaurant News, the only independent publication covering the foodservice industry. Joining him will be restaurant consultant Matthew Mabel, Owner of Surrender, Inc. Our guest host will be 24HourDallas board officer Heather Pickett, Vice President for 3015 at Trinity Groves. The co-sponsor for this Zoom-based webinar will be FreshPoint, the largest foodservice distributor of produce in North America. Join us as we talk with Dallas Police Chief Eddie García about proactive policing trendsThere are many topics worth exploring with Dallas' new police chief. What this 24HourDallas Zoominar will target is innovative and proactive approaches to managing our nightlife and sociable districts. How can we maintain public safety and civility and build Dallas' nighttime economy while also respecting residents and cultural differences? Join us Tuesday, June 22, 4-5 p.m. US Central Time for "Night Safety: Dallas Police Chief Eddie García's Insights for a Safer, More Sociable Dallas," a 24HourDallas Zoominar free and open to all. Safe Night LLC is co-sponsor and our host will be 24HourDallas founder and board president Randall White. Let's shine a light on young Millennials, older Gen Z, and their perspectives on the nightFollowing a 24HourDallas member meeting with the director of New York City's Office of Nightlife a reporter asked us where Dallas' youth involvement was in our private initiative. Fair question. So, we invited that reporter, D Magazine Online Arts Editor Taylor Crumpton, to be a panelist for an upcoming Zoominar. Joining her will be Brian Block, Entertainment Services Manager for the City of Austin. Our guest host will be Brandon Webb, owner and founder of EDM DFW and One City Music Group. Our co-sponsor will be West End Association. Registration details will be posted soon for this Zoominar on Tuesday, July 23, 4-5 p.m. US Central Time. BACKSTORY 24HourDallas is one of six, independent non-profit organizations in the Americas that is engaged in this work. |