Arts & Culture

Business Owners Innovate To Stay Open During Pandemic

By Jill Ditmire

Published June 7, 2020 at 12:00 AM EDT

Marion County restaurants are now able to offer more services – including outdoor and, limited indoor dining. Many business owners innovated during stay-at-home, to stay open, including Jeanette Footman.

From our Arts and Culture Desk, WFYI’s Jill Ditmire spoke with the co-owner of the Perk Up Café and Brotgarten German Artisan Bakery in Broad Ripple about serving customers while social distancing -- and why she won’t need to offer outdoor or indoor dining any time soon.

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Jill Ditmire was no stranger to the broadcast world. Her face and voice were a daily part of the lives of viewers and listeners in the Midwest for 25 years. She was the local news anchor during "All Things Considered" and a contributor to "Morning Edition," "Sound Medicine," "Art of the Matter “Curious Mix” and "Wednesday Live at 5:44." Jill's broadcast experience included anchoring and reporting news at television stations in Indianapolis, Detroit and Lafayette, including WTTV, WRTV, WLFI, WJBK, WTHR, WISH and the Ford Motor Company News Network. She produced her own television series on Indiana Public Television for eight years called “The Good Life” which showcased independent chefs, restaurants and local wineries.

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