Thursday, July 27, 2006

As reported by the Miami Herald: "A beauty store and a restaurant at the
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino complex near Hollywood are battling ugly
mold problems -- so severe that seven of the boutique's employees have
gotten sick. "The beauty store, The Body Shop, shut its doors for
renovations July 5. "The restaurant, Tequila Ranch, whose kitchen shares the
wall where the Body Shop has its ceiling-to-floor mold problem, closed for
renovations on July 17. "Nance D'Agostino, assistant manager of The Body
Shop, which sells natural skin and bath products, said that she and six
other employees have become sick from the mold the store has had since March
2005. "Neglect and, later, improper cleaning treatments, just made the
problem worse, she said. ".Seminole Paradise workers broke into the back
wall of the store this spring and unearthed a grisly sight, D'Agostino said.
".Michael Bloom, president of the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, said
there is no evidence of mold anywhere else in the complex..."