Article: Lancaster New Era, Pa., What's In Store Column.

By Patricia Poist, Lancaster New Era, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Oct. 8--When I think of pool halls, I think of the 1961 movie, "The Hustler."

In the movie, Paul Newman plays "Fast Eddie" Felson, a pool shark bedeviled by the twists and turns in his quest to beat Jackie Gleason's "Minnesota Fats."

I think of cigarette smoke, bottles of beer and contracts put out to break thumbs.

That's a gross generalization on my part. And I'm guessing that's why local real estate agent Stu Manix chastised me for using the term "pool hall."

Stu has negotiated a lease deal for Vietnamese native Dung Ho and her family, of ...

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