Group Protests Hooters, Wants to Keep Their Big Beaver Corridoor Clean

[Ian David]

PUBLISHED: Friday, February 9, 2007
Group protests Hooters location
Some 170 participants fill Elks Club to oppose move
By Mark H. Sowers
Journal Register News Service

TROY -- About 170 residents attended a rally opposing the new Hooters restaurant location, including four City Council members, two of whom addressed the crowd this week.

The Troy Concerned Citizens Group was formed to oppose a liquor license transfer to the Hooters location at the corner of Rochester and Big Beaver roads. The group on Monday staged a rally at the Elks Club on Big Beaver.

"Turnout-wise, we had anticipated 200, and by rounding off the best we can figure is 170," said group spokesman Herb Everss. "Council members Christina Broomfield and Wade Fleming spoke, and two members were in the audience, Robin Beltramini and Martin Howrylak. So that was a good sign of interest from the City Council and city officials of what this group is all about, and more importantly, what they're all interested in is what kind impact can they have or what impact will they have."

Everss said the group's objective was to "bring visibility of what we as citizens of Troy feel that intersection of Troy could be developed into as an extension of the corridor study."

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Because image is the key hindering the present business from transferring its liquor license, Everss said, "If there was interest for someone to open a root beer business on that corner, we probably would be against it because we would not feel it would be the kind of image that could be created from the private sector to develop that entire area as a gateway to Troy at its busiest intersection."

More:
http://www.dailytribune.com/stories/020907/loc_hooters001.shtml

See also:

Hooters of America, Inc.
$0 to Democrats
$38,000 to Republicans
$0 to Others
$38,000 in Total Contributions
http://www.buyblue.org/node/5809/view/summary

[demrabble]

1. This Thread Makes Me Feel Uncomfortable

For some reason, this thread makes me feel real uncomfortable.

[Parche]

2. HOOTERS

Hooters, Beaver....hmmmmmmmmm

No comment

[TlalocW]

3. The Hooters on Beaver Road

Right across the street from the rubber nipple manufacturing plant one block past the "Dusty Bottoms" bar.

TlalocW

[tomreedtoon]

4. Is this from the script for "Porky's V - The Adult Years"?

Seriously, if someone wants to pay too much for no-flavor wings, just so he can gaze at some underdressed waitress for a few minutes, he should be allowed the privelege. And it's not as if their high school football cheerleaders (and you know they have them in this little town) aren't wearing less clothes, with less age on their bodies, than the Hooters waitresses.

As for the "buy blue" estimate, I'd like to know if they track the political contributions of the major producers in the porn industry, who are much more profitable than mainstream Hollywood. Wouldn't surprise me if they contribute much more heavily to Republicans; their business thrives on sexual repression.

[Ian David]

6. Porn and The Republickkk Party

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=229&topic_id=6315#6318

[Javaman]

5. Excuse me, but where do you work?

"at the Hooters on Big Beaver..."

I'll just let that sink in.

:rofl:

[htuttle]

7. Keep our Big Beaver clean!

Nobody likes a dirty Big Beaver!

:rofl:

[Jonathan50]

8. In Atlanta there is a "Beaver Ruin Road"

Neil Boortz one time wanted to buy a liquor store on Beaver Ruin Road and rename it "Beaver Liquors".

The plan fell through because state law says you can not have the word "liquor" in the name of a liquor store. Go figure.

Yeah, I know Boortz in an ass and I haven't listened to him for years, but he can be damn funny sometimes if you can ignore his politics, which I can't any more. He has a truly hilarious story about why he hates cats.

[ourbluenation]

9. my sister and her girlfriend lived on Beaver St in the Castro...made us giggle.

carry on.

[Ian David]

10. By the way, it is located at Exit 69.

I kid you not!

I heard it on yesterday's Stephanie Miller Show Podcast (Only $4.95 per month when you buy a year in advance) and Steph says a listener sent her the photo to prove it.