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Exactly..hahaha. That was full load on that hook. Even gave him a push on the way down.
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****, I can throw a harder punch than that and I don't even practice much.
Back in 1982, I could throw a football a quarter mile.. Al Bundy.
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Dear Friends of Studio 2000,
It is with great sadness we share with you that Studio 2000 Salon & Day Spa has suspended operations as of August 7, 2020. After 30 years on Monument Circle, the closure of our family business during the 77 day State mandatory COVID 19 shut down completely ended our company's income, while still having all of the ongoing expenses such as rent, insurance, suppliers and utilities.
After receiving a SBA PPP loan to help restart our employees on June 1, the Monument Circle area was devastated just 36 hour prior by violence. Rioters smashed store windows, looted goods and burned many of our fellow neighboring businesses, all live on television. This damaged the psyche of the residents, workers and shoppers in downtown. Countless clients have told us they are afraid to come downtown.
The many office towers and parking garages in downtown remain mostly empty, since many companies are still working from home. The 4 major hotels downtown who just reopened are barely occupied because the convention and event business has taken a major loss from complete event cancellations or rescheduling.
Our beautiful Monument Circle has become a haven for a group of drug users and mentally ill people who are aggressively pursuing our staff and customers, defecating on the sidewalks and the alley ways, openly dealing and using drugs while driving customers out of downtown. As small business owners, we have found that these current social and economic conditions downtown have cut our sales by more than 50%, while our expenses remain at 100%. We cannot operate at a loss and keep our head above water during this downturn in retail business.
We and our neighborhood retailers met with the President of the City Council, a second member of the Council and our area's State Representative. We all expressed our concern on all of the above issues that are ruining our chances to stay in business and asked for a plan to help downtown recover from this trauma. Nothing materialized. The Mayor's office, Indianapolis Downtown, Visit Indy and Keep Indianapolis Beautiful have taken too long to act. They have no plan to help retailers, except they are launching a $1 million advertising campaign to encourage people to visit downtown Indianapolis. Yet, the aforementioned problems will still greet them.
Over the next few days, we will be helping our loyal, talented and wonderful 20+ staff members find new homes to conduct business with you and stay employed. They are our first priority. We have retained the professional firm of Kroger, Gardis & Regas to help us with this business transition and work with our creditors and suppliers. The studio2000spa@yahoo.com email is still active and we will send out where our staff has landed to help you find them. Our last day of operation was last Friday.
Many of you have been lifelong customers since our opening as a two person salon in 1989. We appreciate your support and business over these many years. We will look back on all of the happy and positive memories with you like weddings, fashion shows, charity fundraiser, awards of excellence and keeping our staff employed over the last 30 years. We have seen our team and clients get married, have children and grow up, and we've served as many as four generations. We have felt the love of our staff and of this extended family, especially with this sad announcement.
But like the loss of a family member, we will remember the great friends and memories we made along the way at Studio 2000. Thank you all for understanding our plight during this difficult and heart wrenching time. We would have never dreamed that our "Beautiful Business" and our vibrant Monument Circle would end up like this. A mandatory government shutdown, a worldwide virus, a violent riot and an infested empty downtown have ended our dream.
We had our season in the sun, but it is time to say thank you to everyone and good bye.
Sincerely,
Studio 2000, Inc.
Time to get a Flowbee:Way to go, Mayor Hogshitt.
Way to go, Mayor Hogshitt.
OMG I wish AntiFa HAD showed.
LOL......did you really think they were going to show up to that.
If it was institutionalized murder then would chauvin have gone free or not even have been brought to trial?
Why would there be any need to sweep anything under a rug if it’s institutionalized? Meaning that the system says it’s OK.
Psst...hey...over here....he's not going to understand what you're saying.Why would there be any need to sweep anything under a rug if it’s institutionalized? Meaning that the system says it’s OK.
Thank God there were many eyewitnesses and brave souls who filmed the entire ordeal.
Falsifying the police report was 'the system' saying it's OK. That report was stamped and approved. Nobody would have even heard about this, if it wasn't for the public outcry.
'The system' was then forced into a correction by an adept prosecutorial team & a 12 man jury.
Please, post that study. I'd be interested to read it, because I can post a study from Harvard that states that blacks and hispanics are 27.4 percent less likely to even be shot at much less killed.Today marks the one year anniversary of George Floyd's death. The day Officer Derrick Chauvin murdered an unarmed black American in broad daylight, for the world to see.
Important sentiment from Kareem Abdul Jabbar, on this day of reflection and remembrance. RIP George Floyd. #BlackLivesMatter
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Saint George of fentanyl was not murdered. The jury got it wrong, or found a politically expedient verdict. Chauvin at most was guilty of was manslaughter.Today marks the one year anniversary of George Floyd's death. The day Officer Derrick Chauvin murdered an unarmed black American in broad daylight, for the world to see.
Important sentiment from Kareem Abdul Jabbar, on this day of reflection and remembrance. RIP George Floyd. #BlackLivesMatter
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Portland police declare riot as marchers break windows on anniversary of George Floyd’s murder
Portland police on Tuesday declared a riot amid a destructive downtown gathering held on the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder. About 200 people gathered Tuesday night outside the Multnomah County Justice Center. Some in the crowd lit fireworks and a dumpster fire, tagged the Justice...news.google.com