Howard Finkelstein, 7 News Legal Expert: “Yes, they should, and yes, they can, but no, they do not have to help them out.
Howard, are government agencies required to help them survive? They need to back off and stop giving me fines.” It’ll take a lot of haircuts to pay for that.Įlena Linares: “I need a break from the city. The response?Įlena Linares: “They come in, and they put that on the window.”Įlena Linares: “I’ve gotten five fines, totaling $2,100.”Ī total of $2,100 in fines for pictures on a wall. What’s wrong with a couple of pictures on my wall?”Įlena asked for the same break for her shop to temporarily put the pictures up until business picked up. Guidelines need to be flexible, especially now during this COVID crisis that we’re facing.”Īnd Elena noticed the city was being flexible with restaurants, allowing tables on the sidewalks to attract customers.Įlena Linares: “They’re allowed umbrellas, decorative plants, massive banners.
With so many people struggling, Elena was surprised Coral Gables was coming after a shop trying to get going.Įlena Linares: “It’s common sense. Unfortunately, so did the city.Įlena Linares: “I got a warning: ‘You got to take everything off because you’re trying to get attention.’ I am trying to get attention ’cause that’s what I need.” To attract business, Elena decorated the outside with pictures and plants. I’m determined not to end up closing my shop.” Elena Linares: “What we do here is we offer the old-fashioned hot lather shaves, and we specialize in hair-cutting.”Īfter COVID, Elena was left with just her Brickell shop and moved the other one to a different location in Coral Gables, where customers are hard to come by.Įlena Linares: “Look at Miracle Mile.
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