Summer tourism is in full force, but staffing shortages still plague many Virginia Beach restaurant owners. Author: Allison Bazzle Updated: 8:02 PM EDT July 1, 2021
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. Summer tourism is in full force, but staffing shortages still plague many Virginia Beach restaurant owners.
The lights are off and the door is locked at Brass Bell Steakhouse in Virginia Beach. A sign posted out front states the restaurant will stay closed for about two months.
The steakhouse’s website states it will open again in September because that is when unemployment ends and there will be employees to hire.
“So many businesses are hanging by a thread,” owner Lynda Gilpin said in a statement.