Boulder grocery, pharmacy live up to their essential

Boulder’s Main Street has grown quieter than usual as a result of Gov. Steve Bullock’s directives asking Montanans to shelter in place and closing all but essential businesses. For two of the latter, L&P Grocery and Elkhorn Pharmacy, business amid the COVID-19 threat has not been as usual — but neither has it been bad. Their stories show how small enterprises have adjusted to serve customers in an extraordinary time.

L&P Grocery

For Boulder resident Mista Ward, shopping locally has been as important for preventing exposure to the novel coronavirus as has adhering to Gov. Steve Bullock’s shelter-in-place directive.