Community Says Goodbye As Rent Hike Forces Beloved South Jersey Pizzeria To Close After Nearly 3 Decades

CBS Philadelphia

August 1, 2024

SEWELL, N.J. (CBS) — Ken Ford and Chuck Green have poured their entire lives into the pizza business. The two buddies grew up together in Northeast Philadelphia and began working at a pizza shop together when they were 16. They made their dream come true in their late twenties, opening their own shop, Papa's Pizza, in 1996.

"I knew Ken was the best pizza maker I ever met in my life," Green said. "I was like, we can do this."

Now, that dream is coming to an end. Wednesday was Papa's Pizza's final day. Loyal customers poured through the doors to say goodbye to what they called a "second home" at the Sewell, New Jersey, restaurant.

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