The owners of local library cafes say they've felt the wrath of the economy.
"The economy is hitting everybody," said Bernie Dillman, 59, who runs Bernie's Cafe at Clearwater's Main Library. "It's slow, but people are hanging in there."
His sales average less than $2,000 a month, according to the city's most recent figures.
And Dalal Mansour, who runs the Bookmark Cafe at Largo Public Library, said things are so tough she won't be able to pay her $1,752 rent and sales tax to Largo this month.
"We had a big loss. Our sales are not even $100 a day," said Mansour, 47, whose cafe serves sandwiches, salads, gourmet coffees and pastries.
Source: St. Petersburg Times
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