Plan would create dorms for visa workers above Oceanfront gift shop dailypress.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailypress.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
VIRGINIA BEACH — With the summer tourist season right around the corner, an Oceanfront business owner has a plan to house a core segment of the resort area’s workforce. Sunsations Realty wants to convert part of a commercial building on Atlantic Avenue into dormitory-style housing for international workers who will temporarily work in Virginia Beach through a work/travel visa. Every summer, .
On Thursday afternoon, people walking on the Boardwalk by the pier stopped to look at a makeshift memorial. Posters, stuffed animals and flowers have been placed on the rail near the pier entrance.
Tourism boomed in Virginia Beach and North Carolina's Outer Banks over the last two years in the wake of the pandemic, but that upward trend slowed this summer. Williamsburg, however, did see growth in the number of visitors staying overnight.
Virginia Beach and Outer Banks see slowdown in summer tourism; Williamsburg sees growth dailypress.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailypress.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.