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Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Popular 90s Sitcom Inspired Name of Coffee House Coming to Trenton

A new coffee shop is expected to open near the end of July in Downtown Trenton near Elizabeth Park.

A popular 1990s sitcom inspired the name of a new coffee house coming to Downtown Trenton--located across the street from Elizabeth Park. Elizabeth Perk Coffee House, 2775 W. Jefferson Ave., is expected to open at the end of July. Owner Mark Hayes, 41, of Grosse Ile, said, while he wasn't a huge fan of the show, the name of the coffee house on the NBC show "Friends" always stuck out to him. "The name of my coffee house was inspired by Central Perk--the coffee house on 'Friends,'" Hayes said. The fictional coffee house, Central Perk, was located near Central Park in New York, NY and Hayes said the similarities between locations made naming his business a no-brainer. "I own the name lock stock and barrel," Hayes said. Hayes is currently …

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Elizabeth Park and Former A&W Sold: New Business Coming to Downtown Trenton

Elizabeth Ann Gross

11:17 am on Friday, May 17, 2013

When your looking for employees hit me up. Id love to work right next to Elizabeth Park.   more ›

Monday, February 25, 2013

Grosse Ile Businessman: Sale of Former A&W Rejected Despite Best Efforts

Grosse Ile businessman Mark Hayes placed an offer on the former A&W property in Downtown Trenton, which was rejected by the property owner.

Grosse Ile businessman Mark Hayes, 41, recently made an offer on the former A&W property in Downtown Trenton, but the offer was rejected. While he would not disclose the offer amount, Hayes said he offered the property owner more than $55,000, which is the price for which the owners paid for the property in 2009. "I made them a very lucrative, cash offer," Hayes said. "I was willing to close in two weeks and they rejected it." Hayes said the offer was rejected despite Trenton city officials' best efforts. "The City of Trenton was more than willing to work with me," Hayes said. "They want to see someone in that spot." Hayes, a regional manger for a cigar company and part-owner of Dotte Pub in Wyandotte, planned to turn the former restaurant…

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Trenton Official: Sale of Former A&W Rejected, What Do You Want to Replace the Old A&W in Trenton?, and Dotte Pub (in Wyandotte Patch)

michelle

11:56 am on Friday, March 1, 2013

If you read correctly, he is offering the owner "more than" the $55k he paid for it in 2009. We know it is somewhere in between $55k and $80k. Who said the owners were selling it for way less? The owners were NOT talking about putting $36,000 more in for repairs; the buyer was talking about having to do that himself. Mr. Hayes was going to pay the $36k for repairs IF he was granted the lower …   more ›

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