When Kaycee Roth Byrd reopens her and her husband’s The Cheese Shoppe in Surf City, it will be a week earlier than usual in the season, but under a new list of considerations amid the coronavirus. She believes and hopes the gourmet cheeses and grocery that the store offers will be a fun find to customers. Opening day in this uncharted season is May 8.
Outside the shop at 1800 Long Beach Blvd. the Friday before, she could see a street fairly full of cars, and it was only April.
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