Federal Bailout Divides Restaurant Industry

The $29b Restaurant Relief Fund bailed out thousands of restaurants, but many who were left out say they now face a bleak future. As Janelle Nanos, Globe Staff, writes, the restaurant industry has begged the federal government for money to help recover from the pandemic. But the $28.6 billion Restaurant Relief Fund didn’t play out as they’d intended. The funds became mired in legal challenges, and then ran out far too quickly, leaving more than 200,000 applicants — nearly two in every three restaurants that applied — in the lurch. Read the story at BostonGlobe.com