Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall reopened for business Sunday following a day in which most if not all businesses closed their doors due to safety issues associated with the Unite the Right rally and large counter-protest demonstrations.
“It’s definitely been a sad vibe today but if you didn’t know any better looking out the window, you would think it was a typical Sunday,” said David Murray, co-owner of Telegraph Art & Comics.
People returned to cafes that had been closed one day before. Several mall businesses had remained open for much of Saturday, but many of those closed soon after a car plowed through a group of peaceful counter-protesters on Fourth Street, killing 32-year-old Heather Heyer.
