Court Rules Busty Store Mascot Can Stay
Kenny Tessel, right, is all smiles as he carries his mannequin, BarBe Q, to his car following his successful appeal before the Reading Board of Zoning Appeals Monday , July 6, 2009. Employee Jennifer Dove follows. In May, the city's Design Review Board agreed to let BarBe Q remain on display outside as long as she dressed more modestly. But Tessel appealed, and Monday night a zoning panel in the community of Reading agreed. (AP Photo/The Enqirer,Glenn Hartong)
READING, Ohio — BarBe Q, the shapely mannequin outside KT's Barbecue restaurant in Reading, Ohio, can continue wearing her revealing halter top and short shorts. On May 13, the city's Design Review Board agreed to let BarBe Q remain on display outside as long as she dressed more modestly.
But restaurant owner Kenny Tessel appealed, and Monday night Reading's Board of Zoning Appeals agreed with him 3-2.
He had told the design review board that the advertising gimmick had increased his business by 40 percent.
"I am very happy," Tessel told The Cincinnati Enquirer. "Now, we can get back to business."
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