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Residents speak out: Carmello’s should be allowed to keep the white brick

Manassas residents lined up to speak in favor of Carmello's and Mozna, two restaurants of the same owner in Downtown Manassas that came under fire late last month for improvements it made to its building.

A petition with at least 300 signatures of city residents was presented to the city council on December 9. It urged leaders to reverse the council's decision to require the restaurant to change the color of its brick facade on the front of the restaurant from a Mediterianian-style white to red brick, to match the other buildings in the downtown area.

The owner of the restaurants, Alice Perez, has until the end of the month to remove the white brick, black shutters, and chair railing along the wall -- all of which go against the city's strict design standards -- or face fines imposed by the city.

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