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It Takes a Community to Run a Business

Just Charlie and Derry this week, and Charlie has had a week. A job candidate showed up 17 minutes late and put his feet up in the dining room. Another came to a restaurant interview with no shoes on. And while Charlie was getting a haircut, a total stranger in a ski mask walked up to the Single Tree smoker and started throwing logs in the firebox "to get warm" — spiking the pit to 400 degrees with ribs on.

Then it gets real about running a small business right now. After 33 years in restaurants, Charlie breaks down the math on his $6.99 lunch special: a year ago he made a dollar a plate…

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