Santa Cruz Wharf business reeling with impacts during holiday season

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. -- The Santa Cruz Wharf, once a destination for tourists for the holiday season, remains closed.

Main and Cowell Beaches are open, but some visitors are missing out on their favorite shops.

"Every year, it's a really special place for my fiancé as well. His family comes here all the time and we usually eat at Stagnaro's and have dinner there to kind of represent the family," tourist Amanda Titus said.

“I remember coming up here every day getting food over there, have relaxation. For it to be gone, it’s definitely a shock," surfer Raymond Brown said.

Restaurants and bars on the Wharf unable to cash in on the foot traffic.

Vino By The Sea staff saying they're taking the hit so far.

“I had estimated, including new year's, it would have been about $20,000 lost from not being able to open this week," owner Ana Wold said. "If I take new year's out of it, we're probably looking at about $10,000 lost from not being able to open."

Ana Wold says she placed inventory online for sale to deliver to customers during the closure.

Wold has owned the business for four years, bringing in customers for wine tasting and pairings to ring in the holiday season.

"We always opened for our regulars who don't have family and don't have a family to go visit,” Wold said.

Vino By The Sea will take their traditional New Year's Eve party from here by the wharf to Portuguese Hall of Santa Cruz to continue to ring in the New Year.

"A customer actually reached out to me and suggested that and I called and they were willing to work with me and they gave us a discount on the rental space," Wold said.

As for the status of the Wharf, inspections are expected this week to see when businesses will be able to reopen once more.