On a jagged coastline in Central California, brown pelicans take flight to feed on a vast school of fish just offshore.

Four months since construction wrapped up on the St. Mary’s Strip, the trucks and barricades are gone — but so are many customers.

Candlelight Pourhouse, a St. Mary’s strip restaurant, has officially been approved for a Covid-Construction Recovery Grant, according to LiftFund.

A St. Mary’s strip restaurant, Candlelight Pourhouse, has resorted to operating at limited hours to avoid going under, opening only three days a week, after being denied grant program assistance.