- July 7, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
Despite the gray weather, the Fourth of July weekend called for the beach, barbecues, and business inquiries. The Times spoke with Island businesses about their Fourth of July weekend and the impact of the influx of tourists after the many restrictions of last summer.
Bryan MacPhail, owner of The Scoop Shack, Slice of Edgartown pizza, and MacPhail’s Café in Edgartown said that the rain actually helped his restaurants this weekend. “Despite the rain it definitely was busy. The cloudy, rainy weather drove people into town.” he said. Times Intern Katie Cerulle also works at The Scoop Shack and said the staff scooped well over 100 gallons of ice cream on Monday.
Danielle Pattavina, owner of Seaweed’s in Oak Bluffs, shared similar success to MacPhail, telling the Times that the rain is also good for her restaurant. “Seaweed’s is special because we are a cozy restaurant,” she said, “the people that came out were incredible and we made…
