Small businesses near Hollywood studios feel financial pain of writers’ strike

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There are fewer people in for lunch at the Burbank restaurant Olive and Thyme, as the Hollywood writers’ strike continues. Like other small businesses, they rely on customers from nearby offices and studios.

There are fewer people in for lunch at the Burbank restaurant Olive and Thyme, as the Hollywood writers’ strike continues. Like other small businesses, they rely on customers from nearby offices and studios. Photo by Megan Jamerson/KCRW.

Small businesses that support the film/TV industry are feeling the economic ripple effects of the ongoing Hollywood writers’ strike.

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Host:

Steve Chiotakis

Producers:

Christian Bordal, Giuliana Mayo, Zoie Matthew, Nihar Patel