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Last week @CoreyZehngebot dug into the... well, poop data, to see what it told us about a coming wave of virus cases: graffito.com/heres-the-poop/

Bonus podcast episode! @CreativeKatz passes hosting duties to @GooseQ who's joined by @CoreyZehngebot + Brooke for a discussion about Graffito’s efforts to build a more anti-racist business and better understand issues of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. graffito.com/podcast/s1e7bon…

It's not just restaurants that need curb space to fulfill customer pick-up orders. Non-food retail is increasingly serving customers at the curb. So what does that mean for our streets and neighborhoods? graffito.com/curbside-questi…

Our annual team "food crawl" has taken us to cities across the country + globe! For our 10th edition things were a bit... different. But still fun on this hyper local few days: graffito.com/9-food-crawl/

Jesse's latest "Client Update" is live and the question we're all focused on is, with retail struggling what *non-retail* uses should we be thinking about for ground floor spaces? graffito.com/update-15-retai…

Here we go, the *complete* first episode of our podcast is live! 🎙️ We cover today's restaurant industry w/ guests @TracyPAGU @ToastTab + the husband/wife team behind Thistle & Leek in Newton. Give a listen: graffito.com/podcast/s1e1/

It's been whiplash from March to today thinking about the trends driving retail real estate. Here's a snapshot of how we're framing pre- and post-COVID trends in retail use types with clients: graffito.com/retail-trends-c…

Outdoor dining has helped so many restaurants survive in the past several months. With fall weather around the corner @GooseQ argues we need to figure out how to extend the season to help restaurants stay in business. graffito.com/restaurants-nee…

Ghost kitchens are getting a lot of hype from investor types + Silicon Valley types. But based on unenthusiastic convos with actually landlords, we're not buying the hype quite yet: graffito.com/the-holy-ghost-…

On the blog, @CreativeKatz from our GraffitoID team shares why "single-page" websites are trending as a perfect way for companies and activists alike to cut through the noise right now: graffito.com/byte-sized-webs…

In NYC though, the "Save Main Street" program offers deep, meaningful, gimmick-free policy solutions to support small biz in the city. @CoreyZehngebot gives the effort a 👍 and suggests you eat at your fav restaurant before it's too late... 3/5 graffito.com/one-last-time/

In London the “Eat Out to Help Out” initiative is getting lots of attention with its 50% government meal subsidy to spur restaurant traffic. But @ddowning05 raises real public health concerns, as well as questions about long-term effectiveness... 2/5 graffito.com/eat-our-to-help…

Returning to offices, returning from vacations... required COVID tests/quarantines are becoming an issue for many of us. So how easy is it to get tested + comply? Brooke walks us through the (painful) process: graffito.com/a-not-so-rapid-…

What are "ghost kitchens" all about and how they may have a big role to play in retail transformation that's coming our way. @CreativeKatz kicks off a series of posts on this: graffito.com/the-holy-ghost-…

Jesse's got some thoughts on poker, chance, and how folks in the RE community are adjusting their decision-making as we look to the fall... graffito.com/a-poker-lesson/

Our work on anti-racism as individuals and as a firm isn't going away just b/c protests have subsided. We're in this for the long haul. It's continued this summer with some required reading + focused group discussions. More here: graffito.com/we-all-read-thi…

First up: Jesse's back with one of his Client Updates, and as the headline suggests, the view of things after a bit of a hiatus is (still) not pretty: graffito.com/update-14-retai… 2/x

As a new generation begins to move out to the 'burbs, new trends in suburban retail are starting to emerge to satisfy Millennials' tastes + needs. The latest post on the blog: graffito.com/shopping-for-th…

Each of us at Graffito was allotted $500 to donate to an organization working directly on social + racial justice efforts. Here's which organizations we chose and why: graffito.com/putting-our-mon…