The Pisgah Inn sits on federal land on the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. When the government shut down, the inn was forced to close right in the middle of the fall foliage tourism season.
Federal workers are likely to be paid retroactively, but the Pisgah Inn is losing money. And now, several days into the shutdown, the kitchen is tossing out food.
Pisgah Inn Chef Marc Robinson trashes biscuits as #shutdown lingers keeping Blue Ridge Parkway closed. #avlnews pic.twitter.com/sADYivl0qm
— Jon Ostendorff (@JonOstendorff) October 8, 2013
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Owner Bruce O’Connell had hoped to defy orders to close his inn
Pisgah Inn says its stand against the government #shutdown was inspired by WWII vets crashing barricades in DC. #avlnews #ncpol
— Jon Ostendorff (@JonOstendorff) October 2, 2013
Pisgah Inn has reopened today on Blue Ridge Parkway. Park Rangers on the way. Owners not sure what will happen. #shutdown #avlnews #ncpol
— Jon Ostendorff (@JonOstendorff) October 4, 2013
“Conscience, conviction. That’s about it,” Pisgah Inn owner Bruce O’Connell said of the decision to defy #shutdown. #avlnews #ncpol
— Jon Ostendorff (@JonOstendorff) October 4, 2013
But the federal government had other ideas.
Park service police block entrance to Pisgah Inn to end #shutdown showdown. #ncpol #avlnews
— Jon Ostendorff (@JonOstendorff) October 4, 2013
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US Park Rangers guard Pisgah Inn after it defies order to shut down by government. #blueridgeparkway #NorthCarolina pic.twitter.com/5UqeSDp6un
— Cody Alcorn (@CodyAlcorn) October 4, 2013
Protesters gathered over the weekend to demonstrate against the inn’s closure, but for now, it is unable to reopen for business.
People gathered at the Pisgah Inn to protest its closure today as part of the #shutdown. #avlnews #Asheville pic.twitter.com/lkabzad2x5
— The Citizen Times (@asheville) October 5, 2013
Protests begin for Pisgah Inn Closure. #NotTakingIt #ShuttingDown #tcot #ccot #gop #teaparty #spitehouse pic.twitter.com/Tdn1yKNdMF
— Sen. Frank Niceley (@SenFrankNiceley) October 7, 2013
O’Connell told Fox News he has hired a lawyer and is seeking a temporary restraining order.
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