Phase One reopening starts Monday

Monday, Palm Beach County will take the very first steps in the road to reopening.

For restaurants and some retail shops that brings a busy weekend.

VERY FIRST STEPS IN THE ROADTO REOPENING FOR RESTAURANTSAND SOME RETAIL SHOPS - THATWILL BRING A BUSY A WEEKEND.WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5'S TODDWILSON SHOWS US - EVEN WITHTHE INITIAL RESTRICTIONSOWNERS SAY IT'S A START.<< NATS: (VO) SLOANS IS ONE OFMULTIPLE BUSINESSES ONATLANTIC AVENUE IN DELRAYBEACH THAT MADE IT THROUGHLIMITED OPERATIONS FOR WEEKSNOW - DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUSPANDEMIC.

(SOT 9:08:59) IT'SBEEN A GHOST TOWN OUT THERE.NATS: (VO) DURING THE PARTIALCLOSURE SLOANS KEPT PART OFTHEIR STAFF.

BUT ONCE GOVERNORDESANTIS DECIDED TO INCLUDEPALM BEACH COUNTY IN PHASE ONEOF FLORIDA'S REOPENING -- IT'STIME TO GET BACK TO WORK.

(SOT9:09:19) 3 SEC (CAITLINDABROSCA) WE'RE SLOWLY BRINGEVERYBODY BACK IN TO STARTWORKING AND GIVING EVERYBODYHOURS.

NATS: (VO) PHASE ONEALLOWS RESTAURANTS AND RETAILSSHOPS TO OPERATE AT 25 PERCENTCAPACITY.

BUT STILL KEEPSBUSINESSES LIKE BARS - GYM ANDMOVIE THEATERS CLOSED.

NATS:(VO) KAREN NEICY OWNS SONDERGALLERY JUST OFF ATLANTICAVENUE.

DURING THE PANDEMICBUSINESS HAS BEEN GOOD.

(SOT9:16:45) 11 SEC I'VE BEEN ABLETO SUSTAIN AND FINDINTERNATIONAL BUYERS, BECREATIVE WITH DIFFERENT WAYSTO SELL THE ART.

I ACTUALLYSOLD MORE ART DURING THISBECAUSE MORE PEOPLE ARE ATHOME.

NATS: (VO) NEICY DOESN'TTHINK IT'S TIME YET TO OPENBACK U.

(SOT 9:17:28) 4 SECIT'S VERY IRRESPONSIBLE AND IWISH THAT HE WOULD TAKE MORETIME TO RECONSIDER.

NATS: (VO)WITH PALM BEACH COUNTY'SPARTIALLY OPENING - DABROSCAIS LOOKING FORWARD TOBUSINESS.

(SOT 9:07:47) 5 SECIT'S JUST A ONE OF A KINDSTORE, PEOPLE COME IN HERETHEY FEEL LIKE A KID ANDEVERYONE LEAVES WITH SMILES ONTHEIR FACES.

(TODD'S TAG)INCLUDED IN MONDAY'S REOPENINGIS THE REQUIREMENT FORRESTAURANTS TO KEEP TABLES ATLEAST 6- FEET APART.

IN DELRAYBEACH, TODD WILSON, NC 5.