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YEAH, AS YOU CAN SEE THE DARK , HORSE IS CERTAINLY NOT A SUPERMARKET. IN FACT ONE YELP REVIEWER CALLED IT THE DIVIEST OF THE DIVE BARS. BUT WHAT’S HAPPENING HERE NOT ONLY MAKES A LOT OF SENSE, IT’S MAKING A DIFFERENCE. THE DARK HORSE PUB IS UNREFINED. >> SELLING BEER AND SHUFFLING DRUNK PEOPLE INTO LYFTS AT 2:30 IN THE MORNING. LIKE IT’S A PROFESSIONAL FORTE OF MINE. ADAM: BUT OWNER RO-SHEEN O’ ROURKE HAS TURNED HER DIVE BAR, INTO A COMMUNITY LIFELINE. USING HER CONNECTIONS WITH FOOD SUPPLIERS TO SELL GROCERIES WITH ALMOST NO CONTACT WITH CUSTOMERS. ROSIN: I PUT OUT TO ALL OF MY SIX DEVOTED FOLLOWERS ON INSTAGRAM. AND SAID HEY, I WILL DELIVER A PRODUCE BOX FOR $20. AND IT WAS PICKED UP BY A MEDFORD MOMS GROUP. AND IT WAS REALLY POPULAR. ADAM: SHE SOLD 80 BOXES LAST WEEK ALONE. AND DISTRIBUTORS ARE GIVING HER THE FOOD AT COST, BECAUSE WITH RESTAURANTS CLOSED, IT WOULD OTHERWISE GO TO WASTE. THE MAYOR SIGNING AN EXECUTIVE ORDER TONIGHT, ALLOWING ALL SOMERVILLE’S RESTAURANTS TO DO THE SAME. MAYOR CURTATONE: THE BENEFIT HERE IS ON A FEW DIFFERENT FRONTS. OBVIOUSLY WE HELP A LOCAL BUSINESS. WE NEED AS MANY POINTS OF FOOD WILL ACCESS AS POSSIBLE, AND IT RELIVES STRAIN AND PRESSURE ON OUR TRADITIONAL SUPERMARKETS. ADAM: AND IT’S WORKING AT SWANKIER PLACES TOO. AT EARL’S KITCHEN IN ASSEMBLY ROW, GROCERY BOXES ARE NOW 40% OF THEIR BUSINESS. THEY’RE EVEN SELLING TOILET PAPER, DELIVERED. LYNN: I THINK IT’S GREAT. IF WE NEED TO SUPPLY TOILET PAPER TO OUR GUESTS, WE ARE DEFINITELY GOING TO SELL TOILET PAPER TO OUR GUESTS. ADAM: AND BACK AT THE DARK HORSE, RO-SHEEN SAYS SHE’S BARELY MAKING A DIME OFF THIS ENDEAVOR. SHE SAYS, IT’S JUST HER WAY TO HELP. >> WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER. SO FOR AS LONG AS THIS PLACE IS HERE, THAT’S WHAT WE’RE HERE TO DO. ADAM: AND I ALSO SAID TO ROSIN, YOU COULD REALLY MARK THIS FOOD UP AND MAKE A PROFIT. SHE SAID I’M NOT INTERESTED. I DON’T THINK THAT IS RIGHT. THE MASSACHUSETTS RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION SAYS THEY WANT TO SEE THIS STATEWIDE. BOSTON IS ALREADY ON BOARD. LIVE IN SOMERVILLE, ADAM BAGNI, WCVB NEWSCEN

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