On the recordAugust 22, 2020
Madam Speaker, 10 years ago, the Bluffs Restaurant, a wonderfully historic establishment on the Blue Ridge Parkway in the Fifth District, closed its doors. Today it is reopening thanks to over 500 donors who contributed more than $1 million for repairs. In 1949 the Bluffs was the first restaurant to open on the Blue Ridge Parkway, and it served customers for more than 61 years. Generations of families have passed through its doors, and they have returned time and again. For them it is not just about the food, it is also about the countless memories that have been made there. My plan was to attend the reopening event today. Unfortunately, I could not. But I still want to thank owners Shana Whitehead and Bill Heath for reopening and wish them the best in this endeavor. ____________________
