Bars close doors for break

For students who have decided to stay in Charleston over spring break, some of their night life options will be limited.

Many of the local bars will be closed during spring break because of the lack of students, their primary cutomers.

Marty’s will be closed until March 19 when students get back from break because of the small crowds of people who will be left, said Andy Wright, employee at Marty’s.

Top of the Roc will be open this weekend and next, but will be closed on Wednesday night. There will not be enough staff to fill the shift and there will not be any students around either, said Jeff Nelson, manager of Top of the Roc.

Friends and Stu’s will also be closing until March 17 because students will be away. The Uptowner and Stix, however, have decided to stay open even if the crowds are small.

“We pretty much get whatever students stay around and some town people,” said Thad Harned, manager at Stix.

Rita Fluckey, manager of the Uptowner, said that the Square watering hole will stay open its usual hours and have the same drink specials.

“We will just get the usual town people,” Fluckey said.