The Brief

LOS ANGELES - Iconic downtown Los Angeles restaurant Cole's French Dip is staying open a little longer.

What we know:

The 117-year-old landmark restaurant will remain open until Nov. 1, Eater LA reports.

The restaurant had first announced in July it would permanently shut its doors on Aug. 3. But due to the outpouring of support from the community, that date was pushed to mid-September.

The backstory:

In a post announcing its initial closure, the restaurant, which opened in 1908, said there were many contributing factors to their closure: the COVID-19 pandemic, the actors and writers' strikes, crime, rising cost of labor and goods, and high rent. They said their situation is not unique and added that several local restaurants are facing the same struggles.

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