A Memorial Day Weekend to remember for Virginia Beach business owners

VIRGINIA Beach, Va. — Large crowds took to Virginia Beach’s Oceanfront in excess of the Memorial Day Weekend. It can be a optimistic sign for business house owners soon after adapting to the struggles of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Guests and locals alike went to the seashore and then headed to eating places and bars for stay songs and drinks. 

“A large amount a lot more individuals than I believed was going be,” explained Ashleigh Daugherty. 

Ashleigh Daugherty and her partner, Luke Daugherty, are from Virginia Beach. The pair said they are noticing a various environment as opposed to former holiday seasons for the duration of the pandemic.

“I feel like the entire general public morale is up. Most people appears happier. It’s form of finding again into the grove of normality,” reported Luke Daugherty. 

Business house owners are also looking at extra folks fill their places to eat.

Eric Emerson is the director of operations for The Shack and Watermans Surfside Grille and Chix on the Beach front.

“I always review yr to calendar year in excess of 12 months and this 12 months, Memorial Working day Weekend has been wonderful. We served a ton of lunches and dinners all weekend,” said Emerson. 

Virginia Beach front Mayor Bobby Dyer said the summer appears to be vibrant for business homeowners, despite shedding significant festivals these as the Patriotic Pageant and Some thing in the H2o.

“We’re likely to be a welcoming neighborhood. We’re likely to devise much more factors of fascination for individuals to do when they arrive to the Oceanfront,” said Mayor Dyer. 

Various other business house owners echoed that additional customers are excellent even so, there is however a important require for additional workforce for the summer season time.