An LGBTQ+ cocktail bar was open in Asheville for 31 days. Now it's in ruins (exclusive)
Briefly

“The building is destroyed. Everything that we bought for the business is either gone, broken, or covered in sewage and mud.” Davis reflects devastatingly on the damages to their bar after Hurricane Helene.
“To walk into a place that my husband and I have poured our hearts and soul and money and resources and all of our time into ... seeing it all covered in mud and ripped apart was a gut punch.” Davis expresses the emotional toll of witnessing their dream destroyed.
“We now have a car loan. We can't pay our mortgage.” The financial burden expands as Davis and his husband are left grappling with debts accrued before the hurricane.
Read at Advocate.com
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