‘Breath of fresh air’: People enjoy holiday weekend in Charlotte with lifted restrictions under Phase 2.5

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It was a busy night in Charlotte Saturday. It’s a holiday weekend, there’s great weather and more businesses are back open for the first time in months.

As part of North Carolina’s Phase 2.5 of reopening, gyms, bowling alleys, yoga studios and playgrounds opened with limited capacity.

“Oh man, it’s been crazy, just sitting around. And I can’t really do nothing, can’t go nowhere. I’m just glad to be out,” said Kevin Steele, who loves bowling.

>> In the video at the top of the page, Channel 9′s Glenn Counts saw a lot of people out-and-about enjoying the lifted restrictions and spoke to some.

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