Restaurant owner deploys own stimulus plan
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He also plans to buy more Windex. And Dio, you might be able to rent it.Busty BBQ mannequin needs more clothes, Ohio city says
Thursday, May 14, 2009 9:33 AM
Ernest Coleman | CINCINNATI ENQUIRER
READING, Ohio -- A sexy mannequin can keep her spot outside a Cincinnati-area barbecue joint, but local officials want her to cover up a bit more.
The life-size figure stands as a busty beacon outside a restaurant in suburban Reading owned by Kenny Tessel. He told zoning officials at a hearing last night that the advertising gimmick has boosted business 40 percent.
Members of the Design and Review Board indicated they were concerned about "community norms." The 5-foot-10 mannequin is on the street wearing a bikini top and tight short-shorts, although Tessel brought her to the hearing draped in a long, sleeveless gray T-shirt.
The board said Tessel may continue to use the figure only if it's dressed more modestly in front of the restaurant, too.
He plans to appeal.