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Advanced Media Group Theater at Hotel Brunswick, December 26, 2009

RE: Meeting wih the Dept of Justice.From:Stan Caterbone ([email protected])Sent: Sat 3/22/08 8:36 AM

To: Barry A. Solodky ([email protected])

Cc: FBI, Field Office ([email protected]); Landis, Detective Michael ([email protected]);[email protected]

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Re: Meeting With Department of Justice

Barry Solodky,

First, I would have responded earlier, however, your email found it's way into my junk email.

Secondly, as an officer of the court, you better be careful about spreading lies about me and fabricationsabout events that did not happen. By the way, a copy of this will go directly to the Federal Bureau ofInvestigation Philadelphia Field Office and Detective Michael Landis of the Lancaster County District

Attorney Office. Who do you think you are talking to?

Thirdly, here is what transpired. The day before I received an ORDER from the Third Circuit Court ofAppeals, which was purposely postmarked 10 days after the Clerk filed and dated the Mail to copy to

myself. The ORDER was for a no response to a Show Cause ORDER, which someone had stole for mymail, which I never received. The Third Circuit case was an appeal from my Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Now, on Wednesday morning I made plans to go to the Hotel Brunswick and take some measurements in

the Movie Theater, which I am in the middle of a development plan. As usual, I walked into the lobby onthe street level adjacent to the parking garage and saw the eisel with the notice that the "Department ofJustice" was holding bankruptcy hearings. I was told a few years ago earlier in my Chapter 11 that theyoften hold hearings in Lancaster, at the Brusnwick or at the Hotel on Manheim Pike. As soon as I saw the

sign I figured I would see if Joe Adams, my Trustee from the Philadelphia Office of the Department ofJustice Office of Trustee that handles my case, was here.

So, as I usually do, I went to the office of Kevin, the Hotel Brunswick General Manager to get the key to

the movie theater, as per our agreement with Hamid, the owner of the Hotel Brunswick. He was not in hisoffice, and the Desk Manager had to page him. I asked him where the Department of Justice was holdingthe hearings, and told him I needed to talk to someone there, while he was trying to locate Kevin, theGeneral Manager. I told him I would be right back.

I went to the Presidential Room where they were holding meetings. When I arrived, the Trustee, or whatprivate panel trustee, was conducting a meeting with a Spanish woman, who had a young girl for atranslator. I patiently waited by the wall as you walk in until the entire interview was over. After the

private panel trustee dismissed the woman, I approached her and asked her if she was from theDepartment of Justice Office of the Trustee, and she responded that she was a private panel trustee. Isimply told her that I had a problem with someone obstructing justice with my Third Circuit case andasked her if Joe Adams was in her office. She said she was not from the Philadelphia Office. I gave her

my card and some woman kept trying to talk and interfere. I just calmly left. I went to meet Kevin, theGeneral Manager, he opened the movie theater and I spent approximately 1 hour taking measurements ofthe existing floor plan.

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There was no incident to speak of. Any incident was a lie, regardless of the person that kept interferingwith our conversation that was trying to cause problems. It was not me, you fool.

I would suggest that you provide this email to the person that told you that fabricated lie and anyone elsethat you communicate with regarding your so called version of an "incident". Follow this link and you mayread why people like you lie about these incidents.

Now, you have a nice Easter Weekend. And by the way, I am a supporter of Senator Clinton and I dovolunteer my services, just in case you were wondering.

"Well, there's an even greater right, and that's the right of life, liberty and to live crime-free."

Craig Stedman, Lancaster County District Attorney

January 3, 2008

Lancaster Intelligencer Journal

Advanced Media Group

Stan J. Caterbone

www.amgglobalentertainmentgroup.com

Visit Our Blog For Journey of a WhistleblowerVisit Our Blog For Research Into ESP - Mental Telepathy & The U.S. Governments ActivitiesVisit Our Video Biography

Notice and Disclaimer: Stan J. Caterbone and the Advanced Media Group have been slandered, defamed, and publicly discredited

since 1987 due to going public (Whistle Blower) with allegations of misconduct and fraud within International Signal & Control, Plc. ofLancaster, Pa. (ISC pleaded guilty to selling arms to Iraq via South Africa and a $1 Billion Fraud in 1992). Unfortunately we areforced to defend our reputation and the truth without the aid of law enforcement and the media, which would normally prosecuteand expose public corruption. We utilize our communications to thwart further libelous and malicious attacks on our person, our

property, and our business. We continue our fight for justice through the Courts, and some communications are a means ofprotecting our rights to continue our pursuit of justice. Advanced Media Group is also a member of the media. Reply if you wish tobe removed from our Contact List. Number 7.

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Subject: > Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:18:00 -0400> From: [email protected]

> To: [email protected]> > Hi Stan,>

> Hope this note finds you well.> > Yesterday afternoon I had to attend some bankruptcy meetings on behalf of some clients. While therethe Trustee told me about an event which concerned her. She showed me your card and told me what

happened. In fact she said she almost considered calling the police because of the incident.> > I assured her you were not the type of person that would do anything inappropriate. I did want you toknow she is not an employee of the Dept. of Justice or the Bankruptcy Court; she is a private panel

trustee just as I was for 33 years. If for some reason you have issues with the bankruptcy system she isnot a person who should be hassled as she has nothing to do with your case.> > I'm sending this only because I don't want there to be any further incidents which might cause her

concern or the Federal marshals will get involved and I know they can be nasty. Needless to say I don'twant to see anything to you which would cause you any problems.> > I am sure I will bump into you soon. Have a nice Easter.

> > > Barry A. Solodky, Esquire> Blakinger, Byler & Thomas, P.C.

> 28 Penn Square> Lancaster, PA 17603> (717) 509-7273> E-mail: [email protected]

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www.amgglobalentertainmentgroup.com [email protected]

Investors and/or interested deveopers please respond via email.

Advanced Media Group's (8) Year Investment into Downtown Lancaster, The Lancaster Convention Center & Our UPS STORE Concept.

ADVACED MEDIA GROUPS (8) YEAR IVESTMET I DOWTOW LACASTER

This weekend at the Party that Mayor Rick Gray hosted on Friday night in the Dome, we were discussingthe needs for retail establishments in Downtown Lancaster. He had told me that the James StreetImprovement District had done a retail assessment of the current retail space and a needs analysis ofneeded retail spaces that would compliment the already existing retail space. I have been investing time

and energies to the revitalization of Downtown Lancaster for the past 8 years.

I informed Rick that I have an exclusive agreement for a UPS Shipping/Copy Store in

Downtown Lancaster, and he thought it was a great fit and a great idea for Downtown

Lancaster. Advanced Media Group would also add services such as scanning, imaging, and

records management services that would attract an additional market to the concept.

I am an ardent advocate for the Downtown Lancaster Convention Center and in April of 2005 we sued theLancaster County Hoteliers for refusing to pay the Tourism Excise Tax. We are still continuing our effortsfor the Excelsior Place Development on East King Street.

We currently have a signed Non Disclosure Agreement with Realtor Jeff Lefevre and Caldwell Banker forthe Excelsior Place Property.

I also had authored the Development Plan for the S.N. Lombardo Development on 626 West CharllotteStreet in May of 2007.

In 2005 I had worked closely with Joe Pinto, the former General Manager for the Lancaster Barnstormersand the Clipper Stadium; drawing on my experience working with Tony Bongiovi and Power StationStudios in New York for our "Digital Movie". I was trying to help the Clipper Stadium locate and contractmusic acts for a Summer Concert Series. I had begun talks with Sara McLachlan and hope that when

Sara McLachlan returns on tour the Clipper will be one of her concerts.

I had talks with Clair Brothers in Lititz (In 1987 Gene Clair was considering an investment into my"Digital Movie with Tony Bongiovi) to try to help attract some acts to the Stadium. Unfortunately, when I

had met with Randy Patterson of the Redevelopment Authority, which owns the Stadium, I learned thatconcerts were not a top priority for them or the Barnstormers.

Maybe that will change before next Spring. And of course, Sheryl Crow is a shareholder of AdvancedMedia Group, so someday maybe she might come around. I was also trying to convince Joe Pinto of the

merits of a country concert or two, and we all know by now what Country Music means to LancasterCounty.

My family had various successful investments in Downtown Lancaster over the past 50 years. My fathersfirst Dry Cleaners (Sam Caterbone Cleaners, Inc.,) was on the corner of Plum and Orange Streets before

expanding and moving to Manheim Pike in the early 1960s. My Uncle Dominic (Mickey) Roda was theproprietor for Garvins Beauty Salon, in the former Garvins Department Store, which later moved acrossthe street to the Lancaster Parking Garage on East King Street. My other Uncle Benjamin Roda operatedRodas Beauty Salon on East King Street. And I had an office for SJ Caterbone Painting and Renovating

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on the corner of Walnut and Marshall Streets.

Here is my resume and below is my website for your information. You may also visit my Video Biography

by clicking here.

We do have a very successful track record for vision in our 25 year history of entrepreneurship.

Sincerely,

Stan J. Caterbone

Advanced Media Group

Stan J. Caterbone


Visit Our BlogVisit Our Video Biography

Notice and Disclaimer: Stan J. Caterbone and the Advanced Media Group have been slandered,defamed, and publicly discredited since 1987due to going public (WhistleBlower) with allegations of misconduct and fraud within International Signal& Control, Plc. of Lancaster, Pa. (ISCpleaded guilty to selling arms toIraq via South Africa and a $1 Billion Fraud in 1992). Unfortunately we are forced to defend ourreputationand the truth without the aid of law enforcement and the media,which would normally prosecute and expose public corruption. We utilize ourcommunications to thwartfurther libelous and malicious attacks on our person, our property, and ourbusiness. We continue our fightforjustice through the Courts, and some communications are a means of protectingour rights to continue our pursuit of justice. AdvancedMedia Group is also a member of the media. Reply if you wish tobe removed from our Contact List.

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mailto:[email protected] Blog: http://advancedmediagroup.wordpress.com/

Research Bog: at: www.advancedmediagroupresearch.wordpress.com Video Biography at: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=advancedmediagroup

Stanley J. Caterbone Advanced Media Group 1250 Fremont Street Lancaster, PA 17603

Advanced Media Groups Downtown Lancaster Revitalization

Action Plan

Advanced Media Group has been working with Downtown Lancaster developers and the James Street Investment District to facilitate this action plan.

Project 1 Excelsior Place on East King Street

In 1998 Advanced Media Group had developed a comprehensive plan for the revitalization of the Excelsior Place Historic Property (Sprecher Brewery) located 1 block from the proposed Downtown Lancaster Convention Center. We had planned a unique entertainment complex comprised of a Pub, an upscale restaurant in the lower catacomb, and a nightclub in the first floor. We had also developed and designed a state-of-the-art video conferencing facility to compliment the Convention Center. We have joined in the talks and discussions with principals, stakeholders, and taxing authorities concerning the present proposals and the future of the revitalization of Downtown Lancaster and the Convention Center.

Advanced Media Group/Project Hope filed a Civil Action in the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County against Drew Anthon and the Eden Resort Inn (Lancaster County Hoteliers) for their attempts to withhold the Tourism Tax and Hotel Tax that supports the Downtown Lancaster Convention Center. The City of Lancaster supported the civil action. We also proposed an alternative plan to move the Convention Center to the Hotel Brunswick and Lancaster Square to all of the major stakeholders.

In 2007 Advanced Media Group signed a Non Disclosure Agreement with a local real estate firm to continue the advancement of the Excelsior Place Business Plan.

Project 2 UPS/MBE Copy Store or FedEx/Kinkos Copy & Print Store

Advanced Media Group has an exclusive agreement for a UPS Shipping/Copy Store or a FedEx/Kinkos in Downtown Lancaster. There is no such service currently serving the needs of downtown businesses and it is a vital component for the Lancaster County Convention Center. In 1998 Advanced Media Group had contacted Mail Box Etc., and began initial franchise due diligence. However when the Lancaster County Convention Center was stalled, Advanced Media Group also put the project on the back burner. In 2005 Advanced Media Group negotiated for the exclusive right of first refusal to move the UPS Store at Stone Mill Plaza to downtown Lancaster.

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The UPS/MBE Franchise is ranked number 4 among all franchises and number one in the shipping-postal store categories by Forbes.

Advanced Media Group would also add services such as scanning, imaging, and records management services that would attract an additional market to the concept. The UPS/MBE Franchise is ranked number 4 among all franchises and number one in the shipping-postal store categories by Forbes. Advanced Media Group is currently studying several site locations, including storefronts at the Brunswick Hotel, and a possible East King Street site. Advanced Media Group would like to cater to the many legal firms that conduct business in the Lancaster County Courthouse.

In 1990 Advanced Media Group developed and copyrighted the AMG Legal Systems Prototype which was a digital search and retrieval application designed to help legal firms deal with the complexities of organizing and filing court cases.

Advanced Media Group has specialized in records management and has a vast knowledge base and experience in optical publishing and records management. This service would allow firms to convert and store records off-site in a secure location with state-of-the-art retrieval services.

Typical Desktop Publishing services and binding services would also be offered.

Project 3 Downtown Lancaster Movie Theater

A downtown Lancaster Movie Theater is vital to support the Lancaster County Convention Center and the Downtown Lancaster Revitalization at large.

Advanced Media Group has been performing due diligence on reopening the movie theaters at the Hotel Brunswick for the past 18 months. A recent site survey confirms that the movie theaters are in perfect operating condition and negotiations with local business leaders are continuing. The Brunswick movie theater has 2 screens with approximately 500 seats per screen.

Project 4 Big Box Retail in Downtown Lancaster

Advanced Media Group has been attempting to help facilitate the attraction of a big box retailer for Downtown Lancaster. In 2006 Advanced Media Group had discussions with the owner of Bulova Technologies regarding the development of that building to a retail store. The Advanced Media Group has contacted the Corporate development teams of the Hard Rock Caf and Best Buy Electronics Stores.

In 2005 Advanced Media Group had talks with former Mayor Charlie Smithgall in attempts at trying to lure a Cabelas or a Pro Shops to the site.

Advanced Media Group Stan J. Caterbone www.amgglobalentertainmentgroup.com Visit Our Blog at: www.advancedmediagroup.wordpress.com Visit Our Video Biography at: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=advancedmediagroup Visit Our Research Blog at: www.advancedmediagroupresearch.wordpress.com

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THEATER AT HOTEL BRUNSWICK

OPEARATING BUDGETAdvanced Media Group

March 28, 2008

% of Year 1 Year 1 Year 1 Year 1 Year 1 Year 1 Year 1 Year 1 Year 1 Year 1 Year 1

Account Descriptions Sales Nov-09 Dec-09 Jan-10 Feb-10 Mar-10 Apr-10 May-10 Jun-10 Jul-10 Aug-10 Sep-10 Oct-10 Nov-10

SALES

Gross Sales Forcast 49,500 119,731 97,356 95,606 95,606 95,606 99,981 128,975 155,100 151,919 151,919 151,919 155,169

Theater 1

Theater 2

Performances

Concessions 52.00% 32,175 77,825 63,282 62,144 62,144 62,144 52,990 68,357 82,203 80,517 80,517 80,517 82,239

Trailers 12.00% 4,950 11,973 9,736 9,561 9,561 9,561 11,998 15,477 18,612 18,230 18,230 18,230 18,620

Advertisers 17.00% 7,425 17,960 14,603 14,341 14,341 14,341 16,997 21,926 26,367 25,826 25,826 25,826 26,379

Theater Rentals 18.00% 4,950 11,973 9,736 9,561 9,561 9,561 17,997 23,216 27,918 27,345 27,345 27,345 27,930

Sales - Misc 1.00% 0 0 0 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000

Total Sales 100.00% 49,500 119,731 97,356 96,606 96,606 96,606 100,981 129,975 156,100 152,919 152,919 152,919 156,169

COST OF GOODS SOLD

Distribution Fees 36.00% 11,583 28,017 22,781 22,372 22,372 22,372 19,076 24,608 29,593 28,986 28,986 28,986 29,606

Food & Beverage 43.00% 2,129 5,148 4,186 4,111 4,111 4,111 5,159 6,655 8,003 7,839 7,839 7,839 8,007

24.00% 1,782 4,310 3,505 3,442 3,442 3,442 4,079 5,262 6,328 6,198 6,198 6,198 6,331

34.00% 1,683 4,071 3,310 3,251 3,251 3,251 6,119 7,893 9,492 9,297 9,297 9,297 9,496

Total C.O.G.S. 17,177 41,547 33,783 33,175 33,175 33,175 34,434 44,419 53,416 52,321 52,321 52,321 53,440

GROSS PROFIT 32,324 78,185 63,574 63,431 63,431 63,431 66,548 85,556 102,684 100,598 100,598 100,598 102,729

GROSS PROFIT MARGIN 65.30% 65.30% 65.30% 65.66% 65.66% 65.66% 65.90% 65.82% 65.78% 65.79% 65.79% 65.79% 65.78%

OPERATING EXPENSES

Payroll & Related Expenses

Wages 21.16% 20,856 20,856 20,856 20,856 20,856 20,856 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000

Management Salaries 8.51% 10,833 10,833 10,833 10,833 10,833 10,833 10,833 10,833 10,833 10,833 10,833 10,833 10,833

Payroll Taxes 3.08% 3,600 3,600 3,600 3,600 3,600 3,600 4,083 4,083 4,083 4,083 4,083 4,083 4,083

Insurance, Work. Comp. 0.81% 1,029 1,029 1,029 1,029 1,029 1,029 1,029 1,029 1,029 1,029 1,029 1,029 1,029

Insurance, Health 1.25% 1,595 1,595 1,595 1,595 1,595 1,595 1,595 1,595 1,595 1,595 1,595 1,595 1,595

Total Payroll Related 35% 37,914 37,914 37,914 37,914 37,914 37,914 47,541 47,541 47,541 47,541 47,541 47,541 47,541

Direct Operating Expenses

Supplies 1.24% 1,578 1,578 1,578 1,578 1,578 1,578 1,578 1,578 1,578 1,578 1,578 1,578 1,578

Outside Services 0.49% 618 618 618 618 618 618 618 618 618 618 618 618 618

Trash Removal 0.58% 741 741 741 741 741 741 741 741 741 741 741 741 741

Total Direct Operating 3.46% 2,937 2,937 2,937 2,937 2,937 2,937 2,937 2,937 2,937 2,937 2,937 2,937 2,937

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% of Year 1 Year 1 Year 1 Year 1 Year 1 Year 1 Year 1 Year 1 Year 1 Year 1 Year 1

Account Descriptions Sales Nov-09 Dec-09 Jan-10 Feb-10 Mar-10 Apr-10 May-10 Jun-10 Jul-10 Aug-10 Sep-10 Oct-10 Nov-10

Indirect Operating Expenses

Advertising & Promotions 3.10% 3,954 3,954 3,954 3,954 3,954 3,954 3,954 3,954 3,954 3,954 3,954 3,954 3,954

Repairs & Maintenance 0.50% 642 642 642 642 642 642 642 642 642 642 642 642 642

Telephone (In-Utilities) 0.19% 247 247 247 247 247 247 247 247 247 247 247 247 247

Utilities 2.49% 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500

Water & Sewer 0.40% 512 512 512 512 512 512 512 512 512 512 512 512 512

Cable 0.04% 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48

Office Exp. & Supplies 0.48% 614 614 614 614 614 614 614 614 614 614 614 614 614

Miscellaneous 0.38% 486 486 486 486 486 486 486 486 486 486 486 486 486

Travel Expense 0.25% 313 313 313 313 313 313 313 313 313 313 313 313 313

Licenses 0.16% 210 210 210 210 210 210 210 210 210 210 210 210 210

Dues & Subscriptions 0.10% 125 125 125 125 125 125 125 125 125 125 125 125 125

Contributions 0.29% 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375

Miscellaneous Taxes (DID) 0% 167 167 167 167 167 167 167 167 167 167 167 167 167

Total Indirect Operating 9% 10,193 10,193 10,193 10,193 10,193 10,193 11,193 11,193 11,193 11,193 11,193 11,193 11,193

Non-Operating Expenses

Rent 3.93% 0 0 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000

Legal & Accounting 0.59% 755 755 755 755 755 755 755 755 755 755 755 755 755

Insurance, Property & Liability 0.34% 429 429 429 429 429 429 429 429 429 429 429 429 429

Misc General & Administrative 0.33% 417 417 417 417 417 417 417 417 417 417 417 417 417

Debt Service 0.79% 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000

Total Non-Operating 5.97% 2,601 2,601 7,601 7,601 7,601 7,601 7,601 7,601 7,601 7,601 7,601 7,601 7,601

Total Expenses 28,860 28,860 33,860 33,860 33,860 33,860 35,860 35,860 35,860 35,860 35,860 35,860 35,860

NET PROFIT -21,321 24,540 4,930 4,787 4,787 4,787 -2,724 16,285 33,412 31,327 31,327 31,327 33,457

NET PROFIT MARGIN -43.07% 20.50% 5.06% 4.95% 4.95% 4.95% -2.70% 12.53% 21.40% 20.49% 20.49% 20.49% 21.42%

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Account Descriptions Sales

SALES

Gross Sales Forcast

Theater 1

Theater 2

Performances

Concessions 52.00%

Trailers 12.00%

Advertisers 17.00%

Theater Rentals 18.00%

Sales - Misc 1.00%

Total Sales 100.00%

COST OF GOODS SOLD

Distribution Fees 36.00%

Food & Beverage 43.00%

24.00%

34.00%

Total C.O.G.S.

GROSS PROFIT

GROSS PROFIT MARGIN

OPERATING EXPENSES


Wages 21.16%

Management Salaries 8.51%

Payroll Taxes 3.08%

Insurance, Work. Comp. 0.81%

Insurance, Health 1.25%

Total Payroll Related 35%


Supplies 1.24%

Outside Services 0.49%

Trash Removal 0.58%

Total Direct Operating 3.46%

Year 1 YEAR 1 Year 2 Year 2 Year 2 Year 2 Year 2 Year 2 Year 2 Year 2 Year 2 Year 2 Year 2

Dec-10 FYE Jan-11 Feb-11 Mar-11 Apr-11 May-11 Jun-11 Jul-11 Aug-11 Sep-11 Oct-11 Nov-11

138,294 147,969 147,969 147,969 146,656 170,781 187,844 187,844 187,844 178,094 159,531 159,531

73,296 850,350 78,423 78,423 78,423 77,728 90,514 99,557 99,557 99,557 94,390 84,552 84,552

16,595 174,411 17,756 17,756 17,756 17,599 20,494 22,541 22,541 22,541 21,371 19,144 19,144

23,510 250,283 25,155 25,155 25,155 24,932 29,033 31,933 31,933 31,933 30,276 27,120 27,120

24,893 242,407 26,634 26,634 26,634 26,398 30,741 33,812 33,812 33,812 32,057 28,716 28,716

1,000 11,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000

139,294 1,528,450 148,969 148,969 148,969 147,656 171,781 188,844 188,844 188,844 179,094 160,531 160,531

26,386 306,126 28,232 28,232 28,232 27,982 32,585 35,841 35,841 35,841 33,980 30,439 30,439

7,136 74,997 7,635 7,635 7,635 7,567 8,812 9,693 9,693 9,693 9,190 8,232 8,232

5,642 60,068 6,037 6,037 6,037 5,984 6,968 7,664 7,664 7,664 7,266 6,509 6,509

8,464 82,418 9,056 9,056 9,056 8,975 10,452 11,496 11,496 11,496 10,899 9,763 9,763

47,628 523,609 50,960 50,960 50,960 50,508 58,817 64,693 64,693 64,693 61,335 54,943 54,943

91,665 1,004,841 98,008 98,008 98,008 97,148 112,964 124,150 124,150 124,150 117,758 105,589 105,589

65.81% 65.74% 65.79% 65.79% 65.79% 65.79% 65.76% 65.74% 65.74% 65.74% 65.75% 65.77% 65.77%

30,000 323,424 32,000 32,000 32,000 32,000 32,000 32,000 32,000 32,000 32,000 32,000 32,000

10,833 130,000 10,833 10,833 10,833 10,833 10,833 10,833 10,833 10,833 10,833 10,833 10,833

4,083 47,067 4,083 4,083 4,083 4,083 4,083 4,083 4,083 4,083 4,083 4,083 4,083

1,029 12,351 1,029 1,029 1,029 1,029 1,029 1,029 1,029 1,029 1,029 1,029 1,029

1,595 19,142 1,595 1,595 1,595 1,595 1,595 1,595 1,595 1,595 1,595 1,595 1,595

47,541 531,983 49,541 49,541 49,541 49,541 49,541 49,541 49,541 49,541 49,541 49,541 49,541

1,578 18,930 18,930 1,578 1,578 1,578 1,578 1,578 1,578 1,578 1,578 1,578 1,578

618 7,413 8,523 710 710 710 710 710 710 710 710 710 710

741 8,896 8,896 741 741 741 741 741 741 741 741 741 741

2,937 35,240 36,349 3,029 3,029 3,029 3,029 3,029 3,029 3,029 3,029 3,029 3,029

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Advertising & Promotions 3.10%

Repairs & Maintenance 0.50%

Telephone (In-Utilities) 0.19%

Utilities 2.49%

Water & Sewer 0.40%

Cable 0.04%

Office Exp. & Supplies 0.48%

Miscellaneous 0.38%

Travel Expense 0.25%

Licenses 0.16%

Dues & Subscriptions 0.10%

Contributions 0.29%

Miscellaneous Taxes (DID) 0%

Total Indirect Operating 9%


Rent 3.93%

Legal & Accounting 0.59%

Insurance, Property & Liability 0.34%

Misc General & Administrative 0.33%

Debt Service 0.79%

Total Non-Operating 5.97%

Total Expenses

NET PROFIT

NET PROFIT MARGIN

Year 1 YEAR 1 Year 2 Year 2 Year 2 Year 2 Year 2 Year 2 Year 2 Year 2 Year 2 Year 2 Year 2

Dec-10 FYE Jan-11 Feb-11 Mar-11 Apr-11 May-11 Jun-11 Jul-11 Aug-11 Sep-11 Oct-11 Nov-11

3,954 47,445 3,954 3,954 3,954 3,954 3,954 3,954 3,954 3,954 3,954 3,954 3,954

642 7,710 642 642 642 642 642 642 642 642 642 642 642

247 2,965 247 247 247 247 247 247 247 247 247 247 247

3,500 38,000 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500

512 6,144 512 512 512 512 512 512 512 512 512 512 512

48 571 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48

614 7,367 614 614 614 614 614 614 614 614 614 614 614

486 5,833 486 486 486 486 486 486 486 486 486 486 486

313 3,756 313 313 313 313 313 313 313 313 313 313 313

210 2,521 210 210 210 210 210 210 210 210 210 210 210

125 1,500 125 125 125 125 125 125 125 125 125 125 125

375 4,500 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375

167 2,000 167 167 167 167 167 167 167 167 167 167 167

11,193 130,311 11,193 11,193 11,193 11,193 11,193 11,193 11,193 11,193 11,193 11,193 11,193

5,000 60,000 10,200 10,200 10,200 10,200 10,200 10,200 10,200 10,200 10,200 10,200 10,200

755 9,065 755 755 755 755 755 755 755 755 755 755 755

429 5,149 429 429 429 429 429 429 429 429 429 429 429

417 5,000 417 417 417 417 417 417 417 417 417 417 417

1,000 12,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000

7,601 91,214 12,801 12,801 12,801 12,801 12,801 12,801 12,801 12,801 12,801 12,801 12,801

35,860 1,312,356 109,884 76,564 76,564 76,564 76,564 76,564 76,564 76,564 76,564 76,564 76,564

22,394 216,094 -11,876 21,444 21,444 20,584 36,400 47,586 47,586 47,586 41,194 29,025 29,025

16.08% 14.14% -7.97% 14.40% 14.40% 13.94% 21.19% 25.20% 25.20% 25.20% 23.00% 18.08% 18.08%

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Theater 1

Theater 2

Performances

Concessions 52.00%

Trailers 12.00%

Advertisers 17.00%

Theater Rentals 18.00%

Sales - Misc 1.00%

Total Sales 100.00%

COST OF GOODS SOLD

Distribution Fees 36.00%

Food & Beverage 43.00%

24.00%

34.00%

Total C.O.G.S.

GROSS PROFIT

GROSS PROFIT MARGIN

OPERATING EXPENSES


Wages 21.16%

Management Salaries 8.51%

Payroll Taxes 3.08%

Insurance, Work. Comp. 0.81%

Insurance, Health 1.25%

Total Payroll Related 35%


Supplies 1.24%

Outside Services 0.49%

Trash Removal 0.58%

Total Direct Operating 3.46%

Year 2 YEAR 2

Dec-11 FYE

181,469 2,003,500

96,178 1,061,855

21,776 240,420

30,850 340,595

32,664 360,630

1,000 12,000

182,469 2,015,500

34,624 382,268

9,364 103,381

7,404 81,743

11,106 122,614

62,498 690,005

119,971 1,325,495

65.75% 65.77%

32,000 384,000

10,833 130,000

4,083 49,000

1,029 12,351

1,595 19,142

49,541 594,493

1,578 36,283

710 16,336

741 17,051

3,029 69,670

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Advertising & Promotions 3.10%

Repairs & Maintenance 0.50%

Telephone (In-Utilities) 0.19%

Utilities 2.49%

Water & Sewer 0.40%

Cable 0.04%

Office Exp. & Supplies 0.48%

Miscellaneous 0.38%

Travel Expense 0.25%

Licenses 0.16%

Dues & Subscriptions 0.10%

Contributions 0.29%

Miscellaneous Taxes (DID) 0%

Total Indirect Operating 9%


Rent 3.93%

Legal & Accounting 0.59%

Insurance, Property & Liability 0.34%

Misc General & Administrative 0.33%

Debt Service 0.79%

Total Non-Operating 5.97%

Total Expenses

NET PROFIT

NET PROFIT MARGIN

Year 2 YEAR 2

Dec-11 FYE

3,954 47,445

642 7,710

247 2,965

3,500 42,000

512 6,144

48 571

614 7,367

486 5,833

313 3,756

210 2,521

125 1,500

375 4,500

167 2,000

11,193 134,311

10,200 122,400

755 9,065

429 5,149

417 5,000

1,000 12,000

12,801 153,614

76,564 1,642,092

43,407 373,408

23.79% 18.53%

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LOBBY

Paint

Concession Counters & Displays

Popcorn Machines

Food Displays

Carpet Restoration

Lobby Subtotal $0.00

TICKET BOOTH & OFFICE

Ticket System

Office Furnishings

Ticket Booth & Office Subtotal $0.00

THEATER 1

Curtains

Theater Seats

Floor Lighting

Floor Painting/Carpeting

Sound System

Theater 1 Subtotal $0.00

THEATER 2

Curtains

Theater Seats

Floor Lighting

Floor Painting/Carpeting

Sound System

Theater 2 Subtotal $0.00

STAGE

Sound System

Lighting

Stage

Moveable Partition

Backstage Setup

Stage Subtotal $0.00

Projection Room

Projector 1

Projector 2

DLP Projector 1

DLP Projector 2

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Racks

Painting

Floor Paint/Carpeting

Projection Room Subtotal $0.00

2ND FLOOR OFFICES

Computer Systems

Desk and Counters

Office Supplies

Legal - Registration/Agreements

Design - Logo/Stationary/Business Cards

Printers/Calculators/IPOD/Iphone

2nd Floor Subtotal $0.00

Total Costs $0.00

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Published on April 15, 2008, Lancaster New Era (PA)

Walk This Way

Get ready for a sea change,'' says Rick Gray. Lancaster's enthusiastic mayor is talking about how thedowntown will look next spring, when the first visitors arrive at the Lancaster County Convention Centerand Marriott Hotel on Penn Square.

If all goes as planned, the difference will be dramatic. Sidewalks, lighting, benches and trash receptacleswill be standardized by then to unify the downtown streetscape. And new street trees will be planted.

Click for complete article, (1046 words)

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Published on April 13, 2008, Sunday News (Lancaster, PA)

The future that wasn't

Believe it or not, it was once a nice place. Not long ago, there was news about the partial demolition of the

east side of Lancaster Square, that desolate, windswept plaza surrounded by the hulking, windowlessBulova building on one side and the Hotel Brunswick on the other, all connected by a creepy, abandoned,multilevel concrete walkway.

It's all so ... so ... Soviet. And so sad. But it wasn't always that way. I remember.When Lancaster Square went up around


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The Future That Wasn't

Believe it or not, it was once a nice place. Not long ago, there was news about the partial demolition of theeast side of Lancaster Square, that desolate, windswept plaza surrounded by the hulking, windowlessBulova building on one side and the Hotel Brunswick on the other, all connected by a creepy, abandoned,multilevel concrete walkway.

It's all so ... so ... Soviet. And so sad. But it wasn't always that way. I remember.When Lancaster Square went up around


Published on February 27, 2008, Intelligencer Journal (Lancaster, PA)

Lancaster Square could see start of overhaul as soon as summer

City officials said Tuesday that plans to demolish portions of Lancaster Square are being finalized and

pieces of the concrete eyesore could start coming down this summer. The proposed work would occur onthe east side of the square - between the Hotel Brunswick and the Bulova building - and likely wouldinclude demolition of the pedestrian walkway that spans North Queen Street, the stairwell and planter onthe south side of the square and the removal of the roof around the second-floor

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Published on August 30, 2007, Intelligencer Journal (Lancaster, PA)

Lancaster Square: It's a dirty job, but ...

Maybe Mike Rowe would be up for the job. You might know him as the wisecracking host of "Dirty Jobs"on the Discovery Channel. One week he's picking up roadkill; the next he's feeling inside a cow for a fetus.Rowe shows us the people who do these jobs, and he rolls up his sleeves, holds his nose and tries thework himself.

Well, we have a job in Lancaster he should try.It's not catching the acid vandal. I'm afraid


Published on January 21, 2007, Sunday News (Lancaster, PA)

Budget to build

Up until now the convention center project on Penn Square has been much on "Big talk, little action." Nextmonth that should change, says the executive director of the Lancaster County Convention Center

Authority.

When the authority's new budget is unveiled, the public will see evidence that the embattled project iswell under way, said David Hixson, because the majority of the authority's spending in fiscal 2007-08 willgo toward actually


Published on December 24, 2006, Sunday News (Lancaster, PA)

Authority started marketing work on project in 2003

Dan Logan doesn't just live his job. He eats and sleeps it, too. And that's a good thing, because Logan,president and owner of Growth Business Development, Medford, N.J., makes a living as a consultant tothe hospitality industry.

For several years, Logan, once vice president of operations for the Hotel Brunswick, has worked with theLancaster County Convention Center Authority and others in the local tourism and hospitality industries to

develop a plan to market



Two squares beat as one

The fortunes of Lancaster Square are tied to those of Penn Square, according to the owner of Hotel

Brunswick. Hamid Zahedi wrote Wednesday that his hotel, based at Lancaster Square, could be renovatedto "four-diamond/four-star" quality, and its two-story concrete annex transformed into "two or threerestaurants ... plus entertainment for persons in their 30s and older."

Zahedi outlined his vision Wednesday in a letter to Lancaster County


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Move convention center 1 block away

TO THE EDITOR: Now that there is some type of finality to the controversy of the convention center, Iwould like to make a suggestion to the county, Penn Square Partners and anyone involved with thedowntown convention center idea. I have been relating this idea to numerous friends over the past sixmonths, and every one of them has thought it to be an excellent idea.

I think the convention center concept is a great idea. However, the cost and scope of the "former"


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Published on August 2, 2006, Lancaster New Era (PA)

Convention center needed Lillian G. Bennett Lancaster

Editor, New Era: Lancaster needs a convention center, not a Plan "B."

Look what good things happened to Covington, Ky., an excellent example of a new discovery for people

who want to know about this country.Lancaster County not only has country but the city to offer visitors.How many people know that this is the oldest inland city in our country that opened up the West? Howmany know that Thaddeus Stevens and James Buchanan battled it out politically here


Article 126 of 2121, 677490000000.872402

Published on July 30, 2006, Sunday News (Lancaster, PA)

FAN MAIL Days until I let my Lancaster Newspapers subscription expire: 53.

Jim Mertz, Ephrata

CONVENTION CENTER, HOTEL PROJECTIn an article published over a year ago on your editorial pages, I asked:"Is the downtown situation so unpromising that we need to do 'something', no matter how great thesubsidy, how much is put at risk, and how questionable the prospects for success?"

I then went on to describe several alternative

Click for complete article, (2091 words) Published on June 26, 2006, Intelligencer Journal (Lancaster, PA)

Claims downtown boat may leak

TO THE EDITOR: I would like to respond to J. Herbert Zug's letter ("Raising questions on downtown plan,"Intell, June 20).

Zug uses the analogy "a rising tide lifts all boats" unless the boat has a hole in it. He asserts that those inopposition to the proposed convention center and hotel project are in the boats with the leaks.Unfortunately, it is Zug's argument that is doomed to sink. His letter takes liberty

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Published on June 23, 2006, Intelligencer Journal (Lancaster, PA)

Great divide laid bare at convention center mtg.

A steady stream of people at Ephrata Public Library stood behind a microphone stand Thursday night,waiting for a chance to vent their feelings about the controversial hotel/convention center proposed fordowntown Lancaster. Some criticized the project. Others spoke in favor of it.

Whether people were "right" or "wrong," it was clear Thursday night the community remains stronglydivided over the project.

More than 60 people attended the


Published on May 5, 2006, Intelligencer Journal (Lancaster, PA)

County study takes dim view of center

Developers of the proposed downtown convention center/hotel should consider "downsizing" the project or

finding an "alternate use for the site." If the current project is built as proposed, it will lose $1.3 millionper year.

So says the executive summary of a feasibility study of the $139.8 million project completed by PKFConsulting at the request of the Lancaster County commissioners.The summary was presented by PKF partner Dave Arnold


Published on December 25, 2005, Sunday News (Lancaster, PA)

Ed Flick exemplifies the spirit of Christmas

Judy A.

Strausbaugh Ed Flick's office at Fulton Bank overlooks Penn Square, where all kinds of people traverse.It's one of Flick's favorite views because he likes people.Saturday morning, he was near his office helping people less fortunate have a Merry Christmas.

For the fourth straight year, the longtime banking executive volunteered to help fill and distribute 1,200boxes of food for Lancaster County Project for the


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Published on December 19, 2005, Intelligencer Journal (Lancaster, PA)

Rep. Pitts leads fight to derail slots parlor

A developer of the proposed slot-machine parlor in downtown Lancaster said Sunday more developmentsrelated to the project could be announced as early as this week.

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Also, local leaders and U.S.Rep.Joseph Pitts are expected to convene today at Lancaster County Courthouse with the aim of developing

strategies to kill the $150 million project proposed for the Bulova Technologies building."To develop a consensus on a game plan and to work together" is how


Article 186 of 2121, 777659

Published on December 19, 2005, Lancaster New Era (PA)

The Bulova building: Casino or federal courthouse?

The downtown Lancaster building where two local attorneys want to open a slots parlor is also among theU.S. government's favored sites for a new federal courthouse, officials said today.

"It's my understanding that people in the federal government are focusing on the Bulova building as thebest-suited site for a courthouse," Mayor-elect Rick Gray said this morning.

"My understanding is that it's along the way with

Click for complete article, (611 words) Published on November 9, 2005, Intelligencer Journal (Lancaster, PA)

Lancaster elects Gray as mayor

Election Day was Gray's day in Lancaster city.

Democratic challenger Rick Gray defeated two-term incumbent Mayor Charlie Smithgall Tuesday by 1,323votes, based on unofficial results."There's going to be a new day in Lancaster," Gray told a cheering crowd gathered in a Hotel Brunswickballroom.

"Now we have the real task ahead of us the task of governing."A defeated and tired-looking Smithgall


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Published on November 9, 2005, Intelligencer Journal (Lancaster, PA)

Democratic ticket sweeps into City Council, takes 2 row offices

Lancaster city Democrats celebrated a sweep of City Council and two row offices Tuesday, upsetting astrong Republican ticket that included three two-term incumbents.

"We're going to bring civility back to City Council," newly elected City Councilwoman Kendra Saunders saidTuesday night at an election-night gathering in a ballroom at Hotel Brunswick.

The victory by Saunders, Louise Williams, Tim Roschel and Jose Urdaneta means, starting in January,


Article 207 of 2121, 761414

Published on November 9, 2005, Lancaster New Era (PA)

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Gray's stunning win highlights big day for local Democrats How did he pull it off?

As Rick Gray emphasized late Tuesday night, today is a new day in Lancaster.

With chants of "Sweep! Sweep! Sweep!," jubilant Lancaster City Democrats Tuesday night celebrated the

ousting of Republican Mayor Charlie Smithgall, all four Republicans on City Council, and Republican controlof the city controller and treasurer offices.Gray, the Democratic mayoral candidate, rode a wave of change to an overwhelming victory.He took 58 percent of the vote in his

Click for complete article, (1005 words) Published on October 21, 2005, Intelligencer Journal (Lancaster, PA)

Maybe Lancaster Square needs an exorcism

I've begun to wonder whether a curse has been placed on Lancaster Square.

Could it be that the ghosts of the original Brunswick Hotel, the old Lancaster YMCA and the Grand Theater flattened by the wrecking ball in the 1960s to make way for so-called progress have gotten back at

us for our folly?When it comes to Lancaster Square, it's almost eerie the way we can't get our act together. The paralysisis maddening,


Article 219 of 2121, 751343

Published on October 18, 2005, Intelligencer Journal (Lancaster, PA)

City, county take new looks at Lancaster Sq.

Lancaster city and county officials, recently at odds over projects in the city, are separately pushing for

new plans to revamp the east side of Lancaster Square, which has been widely criticized for being littlemore than a concrete eyesore.

Mayor Charlie Smithgall said Sunday he has asked Hunter Interests Inc. of Maryland to submit a revisededition of its 2002 Lancaster Square Master Plan and expects to hear from it this week.Hunter's original vision was to put the


Article 220 of 2121, 751605

Published on October 18, 2005, Lancaster New Era (PA)

What's in store for Lancaster Square?

Lancaster City and county officials who have been sharply divided on Penn Square are both setting

their sights on Lancaster Square.

Lancaster Mayor Charlie Smithgall has asked Hunter Interests Inc., a Maryland consultant, to revise its2002 Lancaster Square Master Plan. He expects an answer this week.Meanwhile, county administrator Don Elliott says he has asked Franklin & Marshall College to surveycounty residents about what they would like to

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Bankruptcy filers need not go for broke

Though it may come as a surprise to some, the new bankruptcy law that takes effect Monday does notallow bankers to collect a pound of flesh from debtors.

In fact, attorneys and bankers say the new law will seriously impact at most 10 percent of people filing for

Chapter 7 bankruptcy the most common type of bankruptcy filing in Lancaster County.Chapter 7 offers debtors a clean slate and complete relief from their debts.But fears that the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention


Published on October 2, 2005, Sunday News (Lancaster, PA)

Build on success to revitalize city

Robert E. Field

In planning for the future it is important to avoid mistakes of the past; and building on current successesis less risky than pursuing untested concepts. With the proposed convention center/hotel, it is especially urgent that we avoid the mistakes that led tothe failure of Lancaster Square, or we may go down the same disastrous road.

The reasons for that failure, as given by former mayor and guest columnist Art Morris on Aug. 18, werevery wide of the mark.When


Article 225 of 2121, 744309

Published on October 1, 2005, Lancaster New Era (PA)

Host Resort has new owner

A Florida company with a track record of remodeling its holdings has bought the Lancaster Host Resort &

Conference Center for an undisclosed price.

Milestone Hospitality acquired the Lincoln Highway East property Sept. 23, according to a letter from themotel's departing management company.The 39-year-old motel in East Lampeter Township is a cornerstone of the county's tourism industry.With 330 rooms, it's the county's


Published on September 22, 2005, Intelligencer Journal (Lancaster, PA)

Smithgall reopens campaign center at Brunswick forrun-up to the election

Touting his record as a crime fighter and job creator, Mayor Charlie Smithgall officially reopened hiscampaign headquarters Wednesday at the Brunswick Hotel.

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Surrounded by his family and 25 supporters, the Republican mayor said, if re-elected, he would continueto put pressure on criminals, push economic development and work hard to create more jobs."Eight years ago, I ran for mayor because I believed that the city was headed in the wrong direction,"

Smithgall


Published on July 26, 2005, Intelligencer Journal (Lancaster, PA)

Senate panel OKs funds for Lancaster Square, city garage

Lancaster Mayor Charlie Smithgalls plan to put the historic Rocky Springs Carousel in Lancaster Squaregot more federal support Monday. The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee voted to include $200,000

for the rehabilitation of Lancaster Square in its version of the Departments of Transportation, Treasury,Judiciary, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Fiscal Year 2006 Appropriations bill,U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter said Monday. The Pennsylvania Republican said the


Published on July 13, 2005, Lancaster New Era (PA)

The Brunswicks new Taste

THE WEEKLY DISH By E. Martin HulseJIM SWITZENBERG AND RON PFEIFFER have brought a new taste totown. Taste at the Brunswick (151 N. Queen St., Lancaster, 397-4800) will open for dinner Friday witheclectic city food, says Switzenberg, director of operations for Taste Catering, which recently partnered

with the Brunswick Hotel, owned by Hamid Zahedi. Tim Olivett, a Tavern on the Green and Moshulu alum,was hired as chef, which returns the Hempfield graduate to the


Published on May 22, 2005, Sunday News (Lancaster, PA)

New look,hours for Brunswick eatery

The restaurant and bar in the historic downtown Hotel Brunswick is receiving a facelift.

Since the hotel was bought by Hamid Zahedi in February, the lounge and bar was closed and the

restaurant was only open for breakfast, mainly for hotel customers.The lounge and bar reopened this weekend to the public with new paint and carpeting, and will becompletely renovated within the next two weeks with a new bar, dining and lounge furniture. Additionally,lunch and brunch are expected to open


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Published on May 18, 2005, Lancaster New Era (PA)

Library tax rejected; mayor, supporters prevail in cityCity impact? Fall campaigns will target revitalization

Russ Miller called Luis Mendoza last night in hopes of burying the hatchet.

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The city GOP chairman said the party must reunify after Mayor Charlie Smithgall handily defeatedchallenger Mendoza by nearly a two-to-one margin in Tuesday's primary election.Smithgall earned 65 percent of Republican votes.

"Luis has been a good Republican in the past and I hope we can get everyone on board working for avictory in November," said Miller.United the

Click for complete article, (808 words) Published on April 20, 2005, Intelligencer Journal (Lancaster, PA)

Brunswick owner seeks to revive movie house

The new owner of the Ramada Inn Brunswick is proposing to revitalize a portion of Lancaster Square into amovie/performing arts theater.

But before Hamid Zahedi of New York begins, he wants to see more people invest in entertainmentattractions downtown, said a consultant during a press conference Tuesday on the square.

Thomas DePaul of the DePaul Group of Lancaster said he was hired by Zahedi to develop the project at theformer Eric Theater, located next to the Brunswick.DePaul


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Published on April 19, 2005, Intelligencer Journal (Lancaster, PA)

Turn W&S into an IMAX theater

TO THE EDITOR:

It's hard to believe that the proposed convention center for Penn Square is still being considered. Can't

Penn Square Partners read? Common knowledge makes it clear that the convention center business is amess, "plagued by a taxpayer-funded burst of expansion and a continuing dearth of customers." To enticebusiness, convention center managers are giving space away.I suggest that anyone who wants an honest appraisal of the


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Teaching retailers to capitalize on convention center

A national small-retailing expert plans to tell Lancaster city store owners how they can do more than just

scratch their niche.

John Ogden, a professor at Kutztown University's Small Business Development Center and a publishedconsultant on retail marketing, will visit Tuesday morning at the request of the Downtown InvestmentDistrict Authority.Kelly Withum, who became director of the DID about three months ago, said the organization is

sponsoring Ogden's visit


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Following faith, D.R.E.A.M.S.Entrepreneur who overcame hard times seeks to boost women, minority businesses.

An entrepreneur relatively unknown in Lancaster wants to introduce his venture by helping other smallbusinesses showcase what they have to offer.

Macajah Lee Brown Jr. is organizing the Women & Minority Business Expo, set for 4 to 10 p.m. April 28 atthe Brunswick Hotel, 151 N. Queen St.

Brown, 45, is founder of D.R.E.A.M.S. Minority Business Network, a one-man operation that looks forpartners who share his desire to boost entrepreneurial opportunities for women, blacks,

Click for complete article, (594 words) Published on March 22, 2005, Lancaster New Era (PA)

Shaub accuses Henderson of attempting to kill hotel project

Lancaster County Commissioner Pete Shaub accused fellow Commissioner Molly Henderson this morning ofattempting to snuff out hope for a Penn Square hotel and convention center.

Henderson presented motions this morning that would direct county attorneys to look for alternatives tothe $129 million Marriott hotel and meeting center planned for the former Watt & Shand building.

That project remains on life support as lawmakers attempt to advance a compromise tax arrangement


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Published on March 17, 2005, Lancaster New Era (PA)

What about the Brunswick?

The new owners of Hotel Brunswick are trying to take advantage of the apparent failure of the planned$129 million Penn Square hotel and convention center.

Hamid Zahedi, whose real estate partnership purchased the aging Brunswick in January, has suggestedconvention center planners now turn their attention to his Lancaster Square property, two blocks north."All I am saying is if they're so hell-bent on having a convention center, this is another


Hotel Brunswick aims to meet rising expectationsFirst renovated rooms in $4 million project ready to open this month. Lancaster New EraPublished: May 04, 2007

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At least they are finally going to get smart and move the check in and lobby to the first floor, queen andchestnut corner. This hotel never had any street presence. One has to look hard to even know that it'sthere! Who knew it had a pool?

They've had a high visible location, and never utilized it! seems like now they will. Hopefully it will spillover to the rest of the square.

kwf1817QUOTE(kwf1817 @ May 6 2007, 09:14 PM) At least they are finally going to get smart and move the check in and lobby to the first floor, queen andchestnut corner. This hotel never had any street presence. One has to look hard to even know that it's

there! Who knew it had a pool?

They've had a high visible location, and never utilized it! seems like now they will. Hopefully it will spillover to the rest of the square.

This was an integral part of the late 1960s "Urban Renewal" plan. The expectation was that people wouldwalk INSIDE the "mall" from the parking garages to the shops.

When the current Brunswick was built, a big chunk of the first floor was taken up by an open public

walkway between Chestnut St. and Lancaster Square; this was not enclosed until many years later. Retailstores were supposedly of a higher value than a hotel lobby, and indeed there was a bank in theBrunswick building on N. Queen St. near Chestnut for a number of years. The "shopping mall" betweenthe Brunswick and the Hess Dept. Store at Queen and Chestnut was expected to be the pedestrian artery

(these "shops" still exist, being used as meeting rooms for the Brunswick). The second and third level ofthe "shopping mall" included a large movie theater, later divided into two (this still exists, it is stillvacant).

Originally there were three pedestrian levels connected and surrounding Lancaster Square on all foursides. There was also parking on the roof level, and it WOULD HAVE BEEN possible to drive from the DukeSt. garage over to the Prince St. garage at the top level! (I don't think it was ever implemented). Ofcourse this ended when the west side of the "concrete monstrosity" was demolished a few years after it

was completed. The Duke St. ramp to this parking level remained for many years, but was laterdemolished to add a few street-level spaces next to the Duke St. parking garage. There are still lines forparking spaces visible (from inside the Brunswick) on the roof of the movie theater above the "shoppingmall" on the east side of Lancaster Square.

The designers of this project actually expected the second level to be nearly as busy as street level. Thepoint is, the Brunswick was designed by "urban planners" who thought they knew better than people whowalk the streets. Of course, as we know now, what was once one of the three busiest commercial blocks in

Lancaster City is now a concrete wasteland (and yes, that DOES include Binns Park).

FYI, the Brunswick was originally designed to have two more floors than it does now. Rather thanredesigning the entire building, the top two floors were simply deleted. The structure is strong enough to

add these additional floors.

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Artie SeeIts time for a little research. Someone needs to pull out the last set of rah-rah articles run in the LNPwhen this fine establishment last went from the Hotel Brunswick to the Ramada Brunswick. I do not recall

the year but I certainly recall the content. The owner at the time was going to spend $XX million dollarsthen to bring it up to par and turn it around. LNP printed everything that the owner wanted them to printwhether it made any logical sense or not. What happened, more bankruptcy, more managementcompanies, and more trouble? When the mortgage holder finally got tired of the never ending cycle, they

cut their losses, ate half the debt, and go that asset off of their books to the current owner. Not only didthis story run then but I am sure that it ran in simlar fashion previous to that. What do we have now,more of the sameoutrageous claims by owners trying to make themselves look good and a newspapermonopoly that does not even ask questions. Let me suggest a couple. How many dollars per room is

allegedly being spent? How many dollars per room is the national average for new construction of a hotelsuch as the Brunswick? What is the difference? How or why could someone substantiate the current claimsfor what is merely cosmetic work, no bricks or mortar? I guess it is probably too much to ask though sinceLNP was not willing to ask the same questions about the CC & hotel, why would they ask or do any

research for this one?

enlightened176

QUOTE(Artie See @ May 7 2007, 06:32 AM)

This was an integral part of the late 1960s "Urban Renewal" plan. ..... Of course, as we know now, whatwas once one of the three busiest commercial blocks in Lancaster City is now a concrete wasteland (and

yes, that DOES include Binns Park).

Artie: Thanks for posting the historical facts of design-intent of this property. Interesting.

Hamid only paid $15 thousand/room for many reasons. 37 years of failure. How sad.

from the article: The Hotel Brunswick stands on a site that has been the location of a lodging facility since

the long-gone Hofnagle Hotel opened there in 1776. The current hotel opened in 1970. It was acquired bya partnership led by Hamid Zahedi in 2005 for $3.4 million, according to newspaper files.

DimBulb

I was able to confirm that the Brunswick is indeed closed, except for a few rooms on weekends. Most ofthe rooms are currently gutted.

The newspaper article is wrong.

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Two squares beat as one

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Click for complete article, (1282 words) Published on July 13, 2005, Lancaster New Era (PA)

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Published on May 22, 2005, Sunday News (Lancaster, PA)

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The restaurant and bar in the historic downtown Hotel Brunswick is receiving a facelift.

Since the hotel was bought by Hamid Zahedi in February, the lounge and bar was closed and the

restaurant was only open for breakfast, mainly for hotel customers.The lounge and bar reopened this weekend to the public with new paint and carpeting, and will becompletely renovated within the next two weeks with a new bar, dining and lounge furniture. Additionally,lunch and brunch are expe

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