Today is Cinco de Mayo, the 5th of May, an annual celebration of the Mexican Army's victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla back in 1862. It is not that big a holiday in Mexico, but it sure is here in Denver. In fact, the Cinco de Mayo celebration in downtown Denver's Civic Center is the largest in the country. This festival was supposed to have taken place this past weekend, but like the Kentucky Derby, which was supposed to be held last Saturday, it was canceled due to the coronavirus. I was thinking about this the other day as I was biking past La Fiesta Flowers and Pinatas, located at 23rd and Federal, as seen in the above photo. This is a party store located in what was once a traditionally Hispanic neighborhood, but is now quickly filling up with pricey apartment buildings and condos. I assume that this would have been a big sales day for that party store, but thanks to the coronavirus, the store is closed. It is a family business, and I hope they will be able to hang on. Local small businesses have been hit hardest by this pandemic, and most of them will not be able to get any Federal aid. Evidently you have to be a large corporation to get small business assistance these days. Go figure.
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