To Marla Martinko, Wednesday felt like a holiday in downtown Pittsburgh.
Workers inside Galardi's Cleaners in Pittsburgh prepare to shut the business down on Wednesday night.
Workers inside Galardi's Cleaners in Pittsburgh prepare to shut the business down on Wednesday night.
"It's like Christmas Eve. There was no traffic," and few customers, she said as workers prepared to board up the windows of the dry cleaners she manages. Galardi's Cleaners will be closed the rest of the week -- one of dozens of downtown businesses shutting down as the G-20 economic summit comes to town.
"It's like a ghost town. I don't know why we opened today," Martinko said. "It's been hard. We have to close two days, and Friday is one of our best days."
The city of Pittsburgh left it up to individual businesses whether to remain open during the two-day summit, which begins Thursday. Mayor Luke Ravenstahl said officials are "doing our very best to try to ensure business as normal could go on."
