FAIRWAY, KS-- (KCTV) -- Love is in the air, but so is a pandemic. Businesses across the KC Metro area are finding new ways to help couples feel the love, safely, this Valentine’s Day.
The pandemic forced businesses, such as restaurants, to implement changes into the early months of last year; limited capacity, plexiglass barriers, and social distancing. Those measures are still in place nearly a year later as Valentine’s Day approaches. Typically, the day of love creates a boost in sales, but it might not be the case this year.
The chef and owner of the fine-dining contemporary restaurant, Story, in Prairie Village, Carl Thorne-Thomsen says business is always a rollercoaster ride, but even more so this year.
He’s offering a Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night special. He hopes lovebirds plan a night out to celebrate and help the local spot financially.
“Valentine's [Day], of course, is all couples so maybe it’s more appropriate for a pandemic? You’re with one person rather than a group of people, like you might be on New Year’s, and so you’re a little bit safer,” said Thorne-Thomsen. Continue reading here.