CENTER CITY - Businesses are feeling the heat from the Delaware Valley’s heatwave and some are even forced to shut down."We finally came in and finally got it back open," said Francesco Crovetti, owner of Rione Pizza Al Taglio, on South 21st Street, in Center City.
They’re back in business Friday making pizzas and serving customers."We were closed for three business days, so we missed out on a lot, unfortunately," said Crovetti.
He says the start of the heatwave stopped business.RELATED HEADLINES:"Our compressor gave up on us, so we had to close down operations since we've got an oven right in the main room, which heats up all the room," he explained.
Working with an oven all day, a working air-conditioner is a must."With the air-conditioning, we can get it down on a hot day to 78 or 79 degrees, maybe, and around the oven area, I'm sure it's a little hotter, like 85, as you're opening and shutting the door," he said.