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Coronavirus puts Philly’s beloved small businesses at risk. Here’s how you can help save them. | Opinion

#Five4Fifty is a pledge to spend at least $5 at a small business everyday for the next 50 days (about 7 weeks, the critical window of time in the U.S.).

A shop owner on Passyunk Avenue in South Philadelphia wipes off the door handles of his business after locking the doors on Monday, March 16, 2020, at 5 p.m. in compliance with Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney's directive on non-essential businesses having to close due to the coronavirus.
A shop owner on Passyunk Avenue in South Philadelphia wipes off the door handles of his business after locking the doors on Monday, March 16, 2020, at 5 p.m. in compliance with Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney's directive on non-essential businesses having to close due to the coronavirus.Read moreMICHAEL BRYANT / Staff Photographer