Mason Wartman, a Plymouth Meeting native and Germantown Academy graduate, has closed his two pizza shops in Philadelphia. The pizza shops were named Rosa’s Fresh and became a media sensation after charging a $1 per slice and allowing customers to “pay it forward” by buying slices for the homeless. Philly.com’s Michael Klein has the story on the decision to close the restaurants.

Wartman appeared in a lot of media, including Ellen. The below video shares his story: