MILWAUKEE — As a longtime Milwaukee resident, I expected this summer to be a special, in a good way. Little did we know that the coronavirus was on the brink of overtaking America, rendering all mass gatherings a public threat and the 2020 D.N.C. In online forums, some journalists have cheered the absence of an in-person convention, characterizing the tradition as trite, or even a waste of time. But the people who truly feel as if their time has been wasted are residents of Milwaukee. After investing hundreds of millions of dollars collectively in anticipation of the event, they are dealing with a heart-rending and bank-breaking loss of business.

Source: New York Times August 20, 2020 21:00 UTC