Despite obstacles, game store reopens

"AMAZING DISCOVERIES" -- AGAME STORE THAT'S OVERCOME THEPANDEMIC AND THE BROADWAYWIDENING PROJECT.

THE OWNERSGOT EMOTIONAL WITH NINE ONYOUR SIDE'S CIARA ENCINAS --LOOKING BACK ON THE ROAD ITTOOK TO GET TO OPENING DAY.CIARA ON CAM INTRO: "THESHELVES ARE STOCKED IN THESTORES FULL OF EAGER CUSTOMERSREADY TO WELCOME BACK THE GAMESTORE TO THE COMMUNITY.""TODAY'S GRAND OPENING HASBEEN A PERFECT AMALGAMATION OFALL OF OUR HARD WORK, THECOMMUNITY COMING TOGETHER, ANDJUST SEEING EVEN OUR NEIGHBORSCOME TOGETHER AND REALLYCELEBRATE THIS NEW REOPENINGOF OUR STORE." IT WAS ACOMMUNITY EVENT WITH MURALISTSAND VENDORS OUTSIDE.

OWNERSFLORENCE OCHOA AND HER HUSBANDDUSTIN SAY HUNDREDS VISITEDTHE STORE ON DAY ONE OF GRANDOPENING WEEKEND READY TO GETTHEIR HANDS ON GAMES ANDCOLLECTABLES.

"I DEFINITELYTHINK IT'S BEEN A SLICE OFNORMAL, I MEAN, MAYBE A NEWKIND OF NORMAL BUT DEFINITELYA SLICE OF LIKE, OH, YOU KNOW,IT'S GREAT TO COME BACKOUTSIDE, IT'S GREAT TO SUPPORTLOCAL." AND WITH CUSTOMERAFTER CUSTOMER HITTING THEREGISTER WITH ITEMS ANDEMPLOYEES BUSY---- THE OWNERSSAY ITS ALSO A TESTAMENT TOTHE HARD WORK THE COUPLE PUTIN TO MAKE THEIR DREAM AREALITY.

"WE'VE PRETTY MUCHBEEN WORKING NONSTOP FORWEEKS, MONTHS, AND I MEAN, ANDSEEING ALL THESE PEOPLE COMEOUT JUST VALIDATES ALL THEHARD WORK THAT WE PUT IN."CIARA ON CAM TAG: GRANDOPENING EVENTS WILL CONTINUETOMORROW FROM 10 TO TWOO'CLOCK CIARA ENCINAS, KGUN 9NINE ON YOUR SIDE.A MILESTONE -- IN