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Hard Rock Battles Mold Problem

HOLLYWOOD, Florida – 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.

"…Julie Katz, spokeswoman for Seminole Paradise, which oversees the retail stores that are part of the casino complex, confirmed that there is a mold problem and that it is in the process of being corrected.

"…And Larry Carino, spokesman for Tequila Ranch, stressed the restaurant did not close because of a mold problem.

"…Unlike The Body Shop, there have been no reports of any employee or patron of Tequila Ranch becoming sick because of mold exposure.

"…Michael Bloom, president of the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, said there is no evidence of mold anywhere else in the complex."

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