“I’m going to come over here and sit and eat with my friends!” said a guest at Emmaus Soup Kitchen, at the first meal served inside the building since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. For almost two years, volunteers and staff have served dinner every day “to-go” style, through a window, in order to protect guests and volunteers from the possibility of being exposed to the virus while eating indoors. But with infection rates falling and vaccination rates rising, it was safe to offer seating again on Wednesday, March 9.

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