South Florida’s outdoor businesses are struggling to stay afloat as an unprecedented cold snap forces closures and dramatically reduces customer traffic heading into what may be one of the coldest Sundays in years.
Cold snap forces outdoor businesses to close as temperatures plummet
Philly Down South, a restaurant and music venue in Stuart, has been forced to shut down for three consecutive days due to the frigid temperatures.
The establishment, which operates entirely under a tiki hut just off the beach, with live music to enjoy. The venue moved up the band’s showtime and plans to close early on Friday.
“They don’t want to play in this freezing cold weather and people don’t want to sit here and watch, so we have to cut that,” owner James Leary said. “We have to cut our workforce back, sometimes we close and nobody works and then it hurts us. We have to stay in business each day, hurts us if we can’t open.”…