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Visitation up on the Hill; Half Fast Subs fire forces temporary closure, staff help flagged
Summary
Commissioners reviewed a visitation report showing increased visits since 2022 and heard that Half Fast Subs suffered substantial water damage after an upstairs apartment fire; the business has started a GoFundMe to support staff while closed.
City staff and commissioners discussed rising visitor numbers on University Hill and recent business impacts at the commission’s Jan. 7 meeting.
A visitation report in the packet showed a sizeable increase in visits compared with pandemic-era lows. A commissioner summarized the figures as moving “from 2,900,000 visits to 3,800,000 visits between ’22 and ’24,” and another commissioner described a year-over-year bounce of about 62.5 percent relative to the pandemic low. Commissioners said the increase…
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