Aurora's Bikini Boycott
Perky Cups, the Aurora cafe where baristas don bikinis, has been making headlines for some time now. Back in March and April, the cafe sparked a debate over the First Amendment for its 10-foot-by-20-foot sign featuring a woman in a bikini. Perky Cups also irked some folks when bikini-clad employees sold hot dogs outdoors to passersby.
Now, Aurora City Councilwoman Molly Markert is spearheading an effort to boycott the shop---and all the innocent businesses surrounding it, reports the Aurora Sentinel. At least 30 people have signed the petition against the shop at 12101 E. Iliff Ave.
Markert, who did not return a call for comment, sent a letter to the shop's property manager, Jamie Mitchell, a broker at Shames-Makovsky Realty: "When one of his employees is raped and murdered, we will all mourn the loss. In the meantime, we pledged together to not shop or frequent any of the shops in that [shopping center] until the outside parades cease permanently."
Cafe owner Jason Bernal says Markert's effort is "out of line," adding, "We’re just a coffee shop; we do nothing illegal here."
Comments
Submitted by Brian (not verified) on Mon, 2010-06-21 10:01.
Great reporting, Michael de Yoanna! Your in-depth coverage of local events that ARE NOT NEWS continues to distract the Colorado public from issues that actually affect their lives! Keep up the "work!"
This is truly pathetic journalism.
Submitted by June (not verified) on Wed, 2010-06-09 22:29.
Get a life Molly.
Submitted by jamie (not verified) on Tue, 2010-06-08 10:06.
I might add that the 30 people Molly stated in her letter were 30 "Curves" all women buddies of hers. She is sooo out of line. Maybe she should stick to causing police fights at high schools.
Submitted by Jeff Montgomery (not verified) on Tue, 2010-06-08 11:18.
Councilwoman Markert needs to get a life.
And judging from the news out of Aurora, it's the last thing she should be concerned with.
Submitted by Justin (not verified) on Tue, 2010-06-08 01:15.
30 whole people!!!

