WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Bowling alleys like Northside Lanes in Winston-Salem thought they would have customers again during Phase 2, but they still sit empty. It's a similar scene in Charlotte and Raleigh.

What You Need To Know

  • Bowling Centers are asking the state to let them reopen in an online petition

  • Bowling alleys are not included in phase two of the state’s reopening plan

  • Northside Lanes in Winston-Salem said it has done extensive cleaning and remodeling to prepare

Now, some bowling centers in North Carolina are pushing the state to let them reopen in a Change.org petition. As of Thursday evening, more than 1,600 people had signed it.

"We don't know what else to do to get heard,” Northside Lanes co-owner Tabitha Golding says. “We're meeting the restrictions far above what most retail stores are having to do now, even the barbershops and salons and things of that nature. We're surpassing all of those expectations, but not given a chance."

When announcing who was included in Phase 2, the governor cited a need to prevent spikes in infection and a reliance on health data in making his decision.

Northside Lanes said it has done extensive cleaning, sanitizing, and even remodeling to keep people safe.