Some businesses along Atlantic Avenue are attributing slumping sales during the Fourth of July holiday weekend to recent beach closures.
CAUSED BY THE VIRUS.TONIGHT MARKS THE END OF WHATMANY SAY IS AN UNPRECEDENTED4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY WEEKEND.BEACHES AND BARS UP THE COASTARE CLOSED DUE TO COVID 19.AND EVEN THE WEATHER -- NOTTHE BEST FOR AT HOME COOKOUTS.
WPTV NEWS CHANNEL 5'SDEREK LOWE IS IN DELRAY BEACHTONIGHT TALKING TO BUSINESSEABOUT THEIR CONCERNS.A WOMAN WE SPOKE WITH VISITINGHERE FROM OUT OF STATE SAYSSHE EXPECTED MORE OUT OF HERFIRST TRIP TO ATLANTIC AVENUI WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO THEBEACHES, I DIDN'T EXPECT THEMTO BE CLOSED ON THE FOURTHSINCE THEY'VE BEEN OPEN.GIANNA UGAZIO IS VISITINGSOUTH FLORIDA FROM COLORADO.WE JUST ATE AT ROCCO'S TACOS.SHE SAYS SHE WAS EXPECTING TOSEE A LITTLE MORE LIFE THISHOLIDAY WEEKEND.
MAYBE THEWEATHER HAS SOMETHING TO DOWITH THAT.
BUT ISN'T SURPRISEDNOW THAT THE STATE HASSURPASSED 200,000 CASES OFCOVID 19.
MY MAIN CONCERN ISJUST GOING BACK HOME ANDPOSSIBLY GETTING IT FROM HEREBECAUSE I WORK AT A RETIREMENTHOME.
AT THE QUIET STORM SURSHOP, EMPLOYEES SAY THEWEATHER AND CANCELLATION OFFIREWORKS HAVE MADE AN IMPACON SALES.
IT'S BEEN RATHERQUIET.
THERE SOME PEOPLECOMING IN NOW IT LOOKS LIKEMAYBE LIKE AFTER DINNER BUT WEHAVE HAD MUCH ACTION ELSEWISE.
AND THAT THIS HOLIDAYWEEKEND HAS BEEN FAR FROMNORMAL ONE.
I WAS PRETTYEXCITED TO SEE WHAT THE SCENEWOULD BE LIKE ORIGINALLY THENI FOUND OUT THAT THE BEACHESWERE CLOSING OBVIOUSLY BUT IFIGURED THAT IT WOULD STILL BEA LITTLE BIT MORE BUSY THANWAS.
SEVERAL RESTAURANTS WETALKED TO THAT DID NOT WANT TOSPEAK ON CAMERA ALSO SAY THESCENE HAS BEEN QUIET.
THEY SAYTHEY'RE EXPECTING THINGS TOPICK BACK UP ONCE THE BEACHESOPEN MONDAY.
REPORTING IDELRAY BEACH, IM DEREK LOWE.WPTV NEWS CHANNEL 5.HERE'S A LOOK OF THE S
Friday was the first day of beach closures for the holiday weekend in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, and enforcement was ramping..
