My attention is drawn to the tattoo on his right arm that reads “Faith,” in cursive. ![]() I’ve never experienced anything like this. When I comment on the morose atmosphere, he says, “Oh, yeah. ![]() Lopez, 24, has been working at the pizza parlor for nearly a year. As I look around the vacated block, the slicery and Luther’s Cafe across the street are the only enduring representations of the once-bustling cynosure of San Antonio’s LGBTQ social life. On March 23, Mayor Ron Nirenberg and Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff issued their joint Stay Home, Work Safe order, which allows restaurants to remain operational through take-out, drive-through and delivery service. On March 17, Randy Cunniff, the owner of the four LGBTQ-friendly outfits, announced that he would be closing each “non-essential” business until further notice amid the COVID-19 pandemic that has now claimed the lives of a dozen residents. The establishment adjoins Knockout Sports Bar, which is adjacent to Sparky’s Pub and Ouch Apparel and a stone’s throw from Heat Nightclub, a splashy club conglomerate known to most locals as the gay strip. It’s an eerily quiet Thursday afternoon and I’m standing (distantly) across from Jason Lopez, an employee at Pup’s Pizza on North Main Avenue. ![]() By Jade Esteban Estrada - Staff Writer, San Antonio Sentinel
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