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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=ox-e4d006b845-msonormal><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>How La Plaza Stays Open: No Pay for Owner: </span></strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Many local restaurants have closed because of the pandemic, but La Plaza (629 Pennsylvania Ave., SE) has managed to stay open because the owner <strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Henry Mendoza</span></strong>, originally from El Salvador, has not paid himself for six months, <em><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Hill Rag</span></em> reports. He has retained all nine employees, too. He always keeps La Plaza open on Thanksgiving and Christmas day. “Even on holidays,” Mendoza said, “people are looking for food. This is what I fight for, the American dream.” Story: </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><a href="https://bit.ly/33sD8Ql"><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>https://bit.ly/33sD8Ql</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>