Three businesses open new locations in Pittsburgh ahead of NFL Draft

GOOD AFTERNOON, AND THANKS FOR JOINING US FOR PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR AT FOUR. I’M ANDREW STOCKEY. I’M KELLY SASSO. HERE ARE YOUR TOP STORIES AT 4:00 TODAY. AND THIS IS OUR SECOND IMPACT DAY NOW IN A ROW. AGAIN TODAY WE ARE WATCHING THE RISK FOR MORE RAIN AND STORMS AND THOSE STORMS WE HAD OVERNIGHT LEFT SOME DAMAGE IN PARTS OF ALLEGHENY AND WESTMORELAND COUNTIES. WE ARE GOING TO BRING YOU A LOOK AT THAT. IT’S THE COUNTDOWN TO LAUNCH. THE CREW OF THE ARMY TWO MISSION IS MAKING ITS FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR NASA’S FIRST MOON MISSION IN DECADES. THE MISSION WON’T LAND ON THE MOON, WILL TRAVEL AROUND IT. GOING DEEPER INTO SPACE THAN EVER BEFORE. AND QUESTIONS ARE SWIRLING THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE WOODLAND HILLS SCHOOL DISTRICT’S DECISION TO HOLD ITS NEXT BOARD MEETING OVER ZOOM INSTEAD OF IN PERSON. THE OFFICIAL BOARD STATEMENT SAID THIS WAS A SAFETY DECISION, BUT AT LEAST ONE MEMBER TOLD US THEY BELIEVE IT’S ABOUT MORE ABOUT SILENCING THE CRITICS. CONSTRUCTION ON THE UNIVERSITY LINE WILL CLOSE A MAJOR ROAD IN AND OUT OF THE HILL DISTRICT FOR TWO WEEKS, PCT SAYS. KIRKPATRICK STREET WILL CLOSE THIS COMING MONDAY BETWEEN FIFTH AVENUE AND BEACON STREET. DETOURS WILL BE POSTED FOR DRIVERS. THOSE ARE YOUR TOP STORIES AT 4:00 ON THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. TIME TO GET BACK TO OUR TOP STORY. AND THAT IS PITTSBURGH’S ACTION. HERE WE GO AGAIN. WE HAVE A CHIEF METEOROLOGIST AT MIKE HARVEY IN FOR BRIAN THIS AFTERNOON. MIKE, I GUESS OUR FIRST QUESTION WILL EVERYONE SEE THE SHOWERS AND STORMS TONIGHT? NO. PRIMARILY THE STORMS ARE GOING TO BE DOWN TO THE SOUTH SOUTH OF PITTSBURGH, AND A LOT OF THEM WELL, SOUTH OF I-70. AND RIGHT NOW WE JUST HAVE A BRAND NEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FOR GARRETT COUNTY, MARYLAND. IT’S IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 THIS EVENING. IT IS FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS OVER 60MPH, AS WELL AS LARGE HAIL. WE’VE ALREADY SEEN SOME LARGE HAIL. YOU CAN SEE THE HEAVY RAIN THAT IS FALLING RIGHT NOW, AS WELL AS THE NUMEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES. THE PLACES THAT ARE GOING TO BE IMPACTED BY THIS FRIENDSVILLE RIGHT NOW. GRANTSVILLE SOON. ADDISON. THIS IS GOING TO BE MOVING TOWARDS YOU AT 416. THIS IS MOVING EAST AT ABOUT 25 TO 30MPH, SO YOU’LL DEFINITELY WANT TO KEEP THAT IN MIND IF YOU ARE IN THOSE AREAS. YOU’LL DEFINITELY WANT TO BE INDOORS AS THIS MOVES THROUGH YOUR LOCATION. WE ALSO HAVE SOME RAIN MOVING THROUGH GREENE COUNTY RIGHT NOW AND ALSO UP NORTH HEADING FOR FRANKLIN AS WELL AS OIL CITY ALONG I-80. WE DO HAVE A TORNADO OR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8:00. AS FOR WASHINGTON, FAYETTE GREENE AS WELL AS MONONGAHELA AND PRESTON COUNTIES. AND AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT TONIGHT, YOU CAN SEE WE STILL HAVE A CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM ISOLATED MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. THAT WILL BE THE CASE TOMORROW. WE AREN’T GOING TO BE SEEING A LOT OF RAIN, BUT WHEN WE DO, COULD HAVE A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN SO DRY THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY WITH SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS THAT WILL BE PUSHING THROUGH NEXT FOUR DAYS. GO LIKE THIS. IT’S JUST ISOLATED SHOWERS THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. WE’RE LOOKING AT TEMPERATURES THAT WILL BE AROUND THE 80 DEGREE MARK, EVEN WARMER ON SATURDAY FOR EASTER SUNDAY. FIRST HALF OF THE DAY WE COULD BE SEEING RAIN SHOWERS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT MIKE, THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE’RE GOING TO CHECK IN SOON. OBVIOUSLY A FLUID SITUATION THERE. ALSO WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SURVEYED THE DAMAGE FROM THE STORMS WE HAD OVERNIGHT AND CONCLUDED IT WAS CAUSED BY STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND NOT A TORNADO. THAT DAMAGE FIELD SPANNED FROM WEST MIFFLIN, ALLEGHENY COUNTY ALL THE WAY TO NORTH HUNTINGDON TOWNSHIP IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ESTIMATES THE WINDS FROM THAT WERE BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MILES AN HOUR. THAT AREA. KEEP IN MIND ONE WAS UNDER A TORNADO WARNING OVERNIGHT, BUT AGAIN, THE EXPERTS WENT OUT TODAY. THEY DETERMINED THIS WAS NOT A TORNADO. WE’RE GOING TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT SOME OF THAT DAMAGE COMING UP AT 430. AND JUST A REMINDER FOR YOU, YOU CAN TRACK THE RAIN AND STORMS USING OUR LIVE RADAR ON THE WTAE APP. YOU CAN ALSO TURN ON THE NOTIFICATIONS. THAT WAY YOU ARE FIRST TO KNOW WHEN CONDITIONS MAY BE CHANGING IN YOUR AREA. NOW WE TURN TO THE COUNTDOWN TO HISTORY. A LIVE LOOK FROM FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON WHERE JUST A FEW HOURS. NASA WILL EMBARK ON ITS FIRST MISSION TOWARDS THE MOON IN DECADES. THE WINDOW FOR TAKEOFF OF THE ARTEMIS TWO MISSION OPENS AT 624 THIS EVENING. WE’VE BEEN TRACKING THOSE FINAL PREPARATIONS RIGHT HERE IN OUR FEED CENTER. YEAH. THAT’S RIGHT. FOUR ASTRONAUTS ARE SET TO TRAVEL AROUND THE MOON IN THE FIRST MOON MISSION IN MORE THAN 50 YEARS. ABC’S MOLA LENGHI IS NEAR THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER IN FLORIDA, WHERE PEOPLE ARE ALREADY GATHERED TO SEE THIS LIVE. READY FOR LIFTOFF. THE ARTEMIS TWO CREW IS SUITED UP AND ON BOARD THE SPACECRAFT. THE ON SITE CLOCK TICKING DOWN TO A PLANNED LAUNCH TIME OF 6:24 P.M. EASTERN FROM FLORIDA’S KENNEDY SPACE CENTER. THE FOUR PERSON CREW, READY TO MAKE HISTORY. WE ARE GOING TO SEND THEM FARTHER INTO SPACE THAN HUMANS HAVE EVER GONE BEFORE. THEY’LL BE FLYING FASTER THAN ANY HUMANS HAVE EVER GONE BEFORE. IT’S THE FIRST MOON MISSION IN MORE THAN 50 YEARS. THE TEN DAY, 685,000 MILE JOURNEY WILL TAKE THE CREW ON A LUNAR ORBIT THAT NASA HOPES WILL PROPEL SPACE EXPLORATION FORWARD. IT’S THE OPENING ACT OF A LOT OF MISSIONS TO SEND ASTRONAUTS TO THE MOON, THIS TIME TO BUILD AN ENDURING PRESENCE, TO BUILD THE MOON BASE AND REALIZE ALL ITS SCIENTIFIC AND ECONOMIC POTENTIAL. IT’S JUST THIS IS THE FIRST TIME ARTEMIS WILL HAVE A CREW ON BOARD. THERE’S PLENTY ON THE ITINERARY FOR THE NEXT TEN DAYS. ONCE IN ORBIT, IT’S TIME TO TAKE ORION FOR A SPIN. TESTING ALL OF THE SYSTEMS AND MANUALLY FLYING THE SPACECRAFT AS PART OF A DEMONSTRATION TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS WORKING PROPERLY. ONCE EVERYTHING’S GOOD, THEY’LL HEAD TOWARDS THE MOON AND DO A LUNAR FLYBY BEFORE SLINGSHOTTING BACK. REENTERING EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE WITH AN EVENTUAL SPLASHDOWN INTO THE OCEAN. IT’S JUST SUCH AN EXPERIENCE TO BE ABLE TO SEE ONE OF THOSE GO OFF AND JUST TO FEEL THAT POWER. HERE WE ARE GOING BACK. YOU KNOW, AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, FOLKS GATHERING TO WATCH THE LAUNCH IN TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA, JUST ACROSS THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON FROM THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER. JESSICA RICHARDSON HERE TO CREATE A LIFELONG MEMORY FOR HER SONS. MY SON LOVES ANYTHING. ENGINEERS, SPACE ASTRONAUTS. HE LOVES ALL OF THAT. NASA HOPES THIS MISSION PAVES THE WAY FOR FUTURE ARTEMIS MISSIONS, INCLUDING ESTABLISHING A PERMANENT BASE ON THE MOON AND POTENTIALLY EVEN HUMANS ON MARS. MOLA LENGHI, ABC NEWS, TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA. YEAH, THIS IS A REALLY BIG DEAL, SO MAKE SURE YOU STAY WITH PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR AND ABC NEWS AS WE COUNT DOWN TO THE ARTEMIS LAUNCH. WE’RE GOING TO BE BRINGING YOU ANY BREAKING UPDATES AS THEY COME IN. OKAY. NOW BACK HERE MORE ON ANOTHER ONE OF OUR TOP STORIES AT 4:00. WOODLAND HILLS ANNOUNCING ITS NEXT BOARD MEETING, WILL BE HELD VIRTUALLY. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR HAS BEEN STAYING ON TOP OF RECENT ISSUES INVOLVING THAT SCHOOL DISTRICT. THAT’S RIGHT. QUESTIONS ARE NOW SWIRLING OVER THIS RECENT DECISION TO GO VIRTUAL. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR REPORTER MARCIE CIPRIANI IS COVERING ALLEGHENY COUNTY FOR US. MARCY, DO WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT PROMPTED THIS? WELL, KELLY, ACCORDING TO A PUBLIC NOTICE POSTED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD, THEY HAVE DECIDED TO HOLD THEIR APRIL MEETINGS VIRTUALLY NOT IN PERSON, BECAUSE THEY SAY THERE HAS BEEN DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR AND VERBAL HARASSMENT AFTER THE IN-PERSON MEETINGS AND DIRECTED AT THE ADMINISTRATORS AND AT SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS. NOW, THE SCHOOL BOARD DIRECTOR, THOUGH, TELLS ME SHE AND OTHER BOARD MEMBERS WERE NEVER CONSULTED ABOUT THE CHANGE THAT SHE BELIEVES IS ACTUALLY DUE TO SOME BOARD MEMBERS NOT TAKING RECENT CRITICISM WELL, PARTICULARLY THE DECISION TO PLACE THE SUPERINTENDENT ON LEAVE AND DISCREPANCIES OVER FINANCES. JOE HARDY CORY BOOKER ALSO SAYS SHE HASN’T SEEN ANY ISSUES THAT WOULD CREATE FEAR. I JUST SEE PEOPLE WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT THEIR CONCERNS. NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. I’VE NEVER, AS A BOARD MEMBER AND EVEN AS A RESIDENT, I’VE NEVER FELT SAFE ANY UNSAFE. DURING OUR OUR BOARD MEETINGS, WE HAVE. THERE’S SECURITY THERE, AND EVEN SO, WE HAVEN’T HAD ANY ISSUES LIKE THAT. ALL RIGHT, MARSHA, VERY INTERESTING HERE. WHAT DOES HAVING THIS MEETING VIRTUALLY MEAN FOR THE PUBLIC? WELL, KELLY, THE PUBLIC CAN STILL SPEAK VIRTUALLY AT THAT MEETING, BUT HE TELLS ME THE CONCERN IS A LOT OF THE CONSTITUENTS DON’T LIKE TO SPEAK PUBLICLY INTO THE MICROPHONE AND BE RECORDED. THEY LIKE TO COME UP AND TALK TO THE BOARD MEMBERS AFTER. OF COURSE, THAT CAN’T HAPPEN ON A VIRTUAL MEETING. I DID REACH OUT TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT AS WELL AS THE SOLICITOR FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, TO FIND OUT WHAT SPECIFIC INSTANCES THEY’RE TALKING ABOUT. AS FAR AS BEHAVIOR. I DID HEAR BACK FROM THE PRESIDENT. SHE TELLS ME A RESPONSE WILL BE COMING. ONCE I GET THAT RESPONSE, I’LL PASS IT ALONG TO YOU. COVERING ALLEGHENY COUNTY FROM THE WOODLAND HILLS HIGH SCHOOL, MARCIE CIPRIANI PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR. OKAY, WE WILL LOOK FOR THAT RESPONSE. MARCI. THANKS. AND PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR IS COUNTING YOU DOWN TO THE NFL DRAFT. JUST ABOUT THREE WEEKS NOW UNTIL PITTSBURGH BECOMES THE CENTER OF THE FOOTBALL WORLD. PITTSBURGH CITY COUNCIL IS LOOKING SPECIFICALLY AT HOW TO KEEP HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE SAFE AT THE EVENTS AND COVERING ALLEGHENY COUNTY ON THE NORTH SHORE. TONIGHT IS PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR REPORTER KALEA GUNDERSON, WHO JOINS US LIVE RIGHT NOW. AND KELLY, YOU CAN SEE THE PROGRESS ON THAT DRAFT STAGE BEING MADE JUST BEHIND YOU. RIGHT. ANDREW KELLY RIGHT THROUGH THESE GATES. CREWS ARE WORKING ON THAT BUILD RIGHT NOW. MEANWHILE, CITY COUNCIL TAKING STEPS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE CITY’S PLAN FOR HOW IT WILL KEEP THE MASSES OF PEOPLE SAFE WHO COME HERE TO THE NFL DRAFT AT LEAST 70 K-9 UNITS HAVE BEEN SECURED FOR THE DRAFT, SPECIFICALLY TO PATROL THE NORTH SHORE FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXPLOSIVE DETECTION. COUNCIL PASSED A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN PITTSBURGH PUBLIC SAFETY AND 18 LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. THAT’S. THEIR JOB IS TO DETECT EXPLOSIVE DEVICES. SO IF SOMEONE DRIVES PASSING A CAR OR YOU KNOW, SOMEONE PLACES SOMETHING SOMEWHERE, YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE COVERAGE OF THE ENTIRE FOOTPRINT WITH ALL THOSE PEOPLE. COUNCILPERSON KHARI MOSLEY SAYS THAT THAT LIST INCLUDES K-9 UNITS FROM LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, FEDERAL AGENCIES, AS WELL AS SEVERAL SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENTS IN THE AREA. KELLY. ANDREW, CAN WE EXPECT TO HEAR FROM PITTSBURGH PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTLY ON THIS? WELL, ANDREW, I REACHED OUT TO THEM HOPING TO HEAR FROM THEM TODAY, BUT THEY LET ME KNOW NEXT WEEK. THEY PLAN TO SHARE MORE DETAILS ABOUT THEIR SECURITY PLAN AND THEIR OVERALL SAFETY PLAN FOR THAT WEEKEND. SO WE’LL KEEP YOU POSTED AS WE GET SOME ANSWERS FROM THEM NEXT WEEK. COVERING ALLEGHENY COUNTY ON THE NORTH SHORE KALEA GUNDERSON PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR AND WE’LL LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. KELLY. THANK YOU. COVERING ALLEGHENY COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON, FIREFIGHTERS INVESTIGATING SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM A DUPLEX. CREWS WERE CALLED AROUND TEN THIS MORNING TO MCFARLAND ROAD. FIREFIGHTERS SAY THEY WERE MET WITH SMOKE COMING FROM BOTH FLOORS OF THE BUILDING. THEY SAY NO ONE WAS AT HOME AT THE TIME. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED, BUT IT TOOK ABOUT 45 MINUTES TO GET IT UNDER CONTROL. PENNDOT TODAY LAID OUT ITS NEW IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR 2026. OVER 100 PROJECTS ARE STILL BEING WORKED ON IN FOUR COUNTIES IN OUR AREA. ALONG WITH THE NEW ONES COMING THIS YEAR. WESTMORELAND COUNTY IS ONE OF THE AREAS HIGHLIGHTED TODAY BY THOSE OFFICIALS. THAT’S RIGHT. AND WESTMORELAND BUREAU CHIEF ED DIORIO SPOKE TO THEM ABOUT WHAT DRIVERS CAN EXPECT THIS YEAR. SO WHAT DID THEY TELL YOU? ANDREW KELLY YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE WORK CREWS ON A LOT OF BRIDGES IN PENNDOT DISTRICT 12 IN 2026. THAT INCLUDES FAYETTE, GREENE, WASHINGTON AND WESTMORELAND COUNTIES, WHERE WE ARE HERE IN ROSTRAVER TOWNSHIP. WHAT YOU SEE BEHIND ME, THAT IS THE ARNOLD CITY INTERCHANGE PROJECT, WHICH IS CONTINUING HERE ALONG I-70 THROUGH ROSTRAVER TOWNSHIP, AND THAT IS AN $89 MILLION PROJECT. AND ONE OF THE ONES HIGHLIGHTED THAT’S GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE FUNDED IN 2026. THE OFFICIALS THIS MORNING TALKED ABOUT HOW PUBLIC COMMENTS AND OVER THE YEARS, AND LOCAL TRAFFIC PATTERNS HELPED DETERMINE WHICH ONES CONTINUE, WHICH PROJECTS, I SHOULD SAY, CONTINUE TO GET THAT FUNDING. PENNDOT OFFICIALS WORK WITH THE STATE’S SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA COMMISSION TO CONSTRUCT THAT LIST. NOW THE SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA COMMISSION HAS WHAT IT CALLS A TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. THE HIGHWAY AND BRIDGE PORTION OF THAT ALONE IS WORTH 2.2 BILLION. YES, BILLION DOLLARS. MOST OF THAT MONEY JUST GOES TO MAINTENANCE AND KEEPING OUR BRIDGES AND OUR ROADS SAFE AND OPEN FOR THE TRAVELING PUBLIC. WE HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF AGING INFRASTRUCTURE IN THIS REGION. WE LOOK TO SEE WHERE THERE’S ACCIDENT CLUSTERS AND HIGH AMOUNTS OF CRASHES, AND THAT’S WHERE WE TRY TO INVEST OUR MONEY IN. WHO YOU JUST HEARD FROM WAS THE DISTRICT 12 EXECUTIVE, RACHEL DUDA. AND WHAT SHE’S TALKING ABOUT IS HOW TRAFFIC PLAYS A ROLE IN THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS FOR FUNDING PROJECTS. YEAR BY YEAR, THERE IS A JARRING BIT OF STATISTICS AND A MESSAGE THAT GOES WITH IT FOR DRIVERS FROM PENNDOT THROUGHOUT 2026, YOU’RE NOT GOING TO WANT TO MISS IT AT FIVE AND 6:00 WESTMORELAND COUNTY TONIG

Three businesses open new locations in Pittsburgh ahead of NFL Draft

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Updated: 4:38 PM EDT Apr 1, 2026

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Atria’s, 1930 Cigar Bar, and Juniper Grill have opened new locations along Railroad Street in Pittsburgh’s Strip District, coinciding with the upcoming draft that will bring hundreds of thousands of visitors to the area.VIDEO: Top stories on Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 “We have a lot of momentum going on right now in the Strip District. And to have an anchor tenant that’s been in this city for many, many years, obviously, Atria’s over 100. But a family that’s going to continue to support local small businesses, entrepreneurs to open up this space as an anchor tenant is huge for not only the momentum of the Strip District, but makes it more of a destination for other people to come down and visit,” said Pittsburgh Mayor Corey O’Connor said Wednesday.Atria’s, 1930 Cigar Bar, and Juniper Grill are familiar names in Pittsburgh and the surrounding regions, now with new locations in the Strip District. The timing of the openings is ideal, as hundreds of thousands of people are expected to visit for the draft in a couple of weeks.Among the ribbon-cutting and festive bites and eats were state Sen. Wayne Fontana and Mayor O’Connor, who spoke about the excitement of adding new businesses to the Strip.”Right now. I mean, the markets are doing well. Lots of visitors, lots of shops, and restaurants. So the strip is doing really well. Now it’s building off of that momentum and any gaps that we see open to fill them like we just did today is really big on again, creating a more of a vibe and a buzz down here,” said O’Connor.After the ceremony, guests attended a reception-style open house to explore the new locations.Looking for more news in your area | Subscribe to the WTAE YouTube Channel

PITTSBURGH —

Atria’s, 1930 Cigar Bar, and Juniper Grill have opened new locations along Railroad Street in Pittsburgh’s Strip District, coinciding with the upcoming draft that will bring hundreds of thousands of visitors to the area.

VIDEO: Top stories on Pittsburgh’s Action News 4

“We have a lot of momentum going on right now in the Strip District. And to have an anchor tenant that’s been in this city for many, many years, obviously, Atria’s over 100. But a family that’s going to continue to support local small businesses, entrepreneurs to open up this space as an anchor tenant is huge for not only the momentum of the Strip District, but makes it more of a destination for other people to come down and visit,” said Pittsburgh Mayor Corey O’Connor said Wednesday.

Atria’s, 1930 Cigar Bar, and Juniper Grill are familiar names in Pittsburgh and the surrounding regions, now with new locations in the Strip District.

The timing of the openings is ideal, as hundreds of thousands of people are expected to visit for the draft in a couple of weeks.

Among the ribbon-cutting and festive bites and eats were state Sen. Wayne Fontana and Mayor O’Connor, who spoke about the excitement of adding new businesses to the Strip.

“Right now. I mean, the markets are doing well. Lots of visitors, lots of shops, and restaurants. So the strip is doing really well. Now it’s building off of that momentum and any gaps that we see open to fill them like we just did today is really big on again, creating a more of a vibe and a buzz down here,” said O’Connor.

After the ceremony, guests attended a reception-style open house to explore the new locations.

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