Jeanette Friedman, the owner of Phara’s Mediterranean Cuisine and Christopher’s Casbah at 111 E. North Loop Blvd., Austin, launched a $50,000 GoFundMe campaign to avoid having to close her business, which has been open for 10 years. Bad weather, she wrote on the crowdsourcing website, has led to slow sales at her restaurant, which has a large outdoor patio. As of April 24, she had raised $5,775. 512-632-7067. www.pharas.com