Article: City tells Comar to pay up for women's expo

Staff writer

The city of Charleston is threatening to take legal action against a Cross Lanes marketing firm that owes $9,625 for a women's exposition held at the Charleston Civic Center in May.

Comar Inc., whose top executive was criminally charged with misusing federal grant money earlier this week, ran up the expenses after renting space and equipment during its inaugural "Wild Wonderful Women's Weekend."

The two-day event featured a chocolate fountain with strawberries, free manicures and pedicures, belly dancing, a wine tasting, and the crowning of a "Miss Metro."

The city of Charleston has sent three written notices to Comar, trying to collect the money, but has not heard back from ...

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