A popular Cleveland music venue is working to overcome new obstacles as it reopens for the first time since the pandemic began. in the Detroit-Shoreway neighborhood has two sold-out shows this weekend. Owner Sean Watterson says he wasn鈥檛 even sure he鈥檇 have enough of their signature hot dogs in stock in time because of supply chain issues.
鈥淚 think I still have to drive to Hopkins 鈥� to the airport 鈥� to pick up the veggie dogs before we open because those are coming in from the West Coast. The beer menus, same thing. Imports are harder to get right now. It鈥檚 like coming up with menus that reflect what we were actually able to get in,鈥� he said.
Watterson is the Ohio coordinator of the that鈥檚 been working to get delayed s to venues. While the Happy Dog鈥檚 funding is on the way, he says many Northeast Ohio venues are still waiting.
You can hear more from Watterson next Thursday on your backstage pass to Northeast Ohio鈥檚 music scene.
