Reopening after the flood
That's what
It took the restaurant's whole crew to clean up the muck and water, then sanitize their space inside the
Dealing with the aftermath was a huge challenge, but the restaurant reopened seven days after,
The longtime tenants had to throw out the custom floors they installed over 19 years, and estimates put the replacement at
The business was already hurting because of COVID-19 restrictions, Robold said -- switching to online classes helped. She's still trying to recoup her costs through renter's insurance but early indicators are that their policy won't help.
But while Robold and others in
Sanctuary Handcrafted Goods owner
So was Robold, who described arriving to her flooded yoga studio as "surreal." But she was also struck by the sight of one of her neighbors with
Robold said she wasn't sure the studio could reopen, until its employees and students brought a second outpouring of support. She and her husband resisted fundraising at first until employees urged them, and their students chipped in
"And the response has been heartbreakingly beautiful and overwhelming, and we know now because of the yoga community coming together that we are going to be able to open our doors," she said, later adding the studio could reopen in three to four weeks.
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Then, doors toward the building's north end buckled after rain that funneled down an accessible ramp pooled against it, letting a surge of water in,
There's a silver lining to the flood happening in the afternoon, she said.
"If it had happened when we weren't on site and weren't aware what was happening, it would've been so much worse," she said.
A contractor brought in drying machines that ran for several days, everything had to be sanitized and tons of water-damaged drywall and flooring had to be thrown out, Raymond Minervini II said. Total damages for all property owners could hit
Raymond Minervini II said the first deluge prepared everyone for another big rain that hit 13 days later on
Shops and restaurants reopened
Now, the
Two massive rains within 13 days of each other is disconcerting, and now the question is how to handle lots of runoff while preserving water quality -- Tributary AA, as the little creek is known, is a trout stream -- and the campus' historic nature.
"Hopefully it doesn't happen again because we can't deal with another wave," she said.
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