Bongs, Yes; Thongs, No

The 20 percent rule

by Sally Mitani

posted 11/16/2011

Steve Abouna and Kilo Hassan opened Bongz & Thongz on September 10, after they'd taken some hazing from the city. The city's problem was with the thongs rather than the bongs--the idea of a sex toy shop right around the corner from what used to be Ann Arbor's small but infamous red light district in the 1970s and 1980s had the city frantically dusting off Article 5:50: "Regulations concerning adult entertainment businesses." Right before Art Fair, as Abouna and Hassan were about to get their occupancy permit, the city shut down their

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