Pandemic Leads Bloomington Neighbors To Bond With Weekly Restaurant Takeout

CBS Minnesota

January 13, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Last spring, a small group of neighbors in Bloomington decided they wanted to do what they could to support local restaurants. From there, the interest grew, and the results are better than they ever expected.

It’s Wednesday night, and that means fun is brewing on Walton Pond Circle. Neighbors emerge this time of the week to do something rare: socialize, and order takeout as a group from local eateries.

The new neighborhood tradition between nine families started in April, and has since expanded. Each family rotates and picks a restaurant. They all ate outside at a distance during the summer, but then moved things indoors towards the end of October. The family in charge each week picks up the food and drops it off door to door.

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