Lesner Bridge lights up blue and yellow to support Ukraine
Virginia Beach Mayor Bobby Dyer and city council members voted unanimously for the color change.
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Virginia Beach Mayor Bobby Dyer and city council members voted unanimously for the color change.
The city added that the mayor's grandparents immigrated to the United States from Ukraine.
Additionally, City Manager Patrick Duhaney directed the Lesner Bridge, a Virginia Beach landmark and the most prominent bridge in the city, to be illuminated in blue and yellow, the colors of the Ukrainian flag, as a symbol of the city's support.
They planned to give it away for free to anyone who showed up at Bubba's Seafood Restaurant and Crabhouse.
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