There’s a common thread that pulls together many of this issue’s articles—renovation. For starters, it can be through the way we relearn to care for others or help others emotionally and physically heal. On page 14, discover The Bull and Finch Gastropub, the latest entry to Water Street scene, backed by co-owners Zach Brown and Victor Claffey. Though 2020 served up a heaping platter of uncertainty to businesses, the duo remained undeterred. “… we felt the town of Excelsior and the space itself was too good of an opportunity to turn down,” Brown says.