Goodbye Babycakes

Remember all those obnoxious hysterical mailers from No on 96? With the stock pictures of trees being felled and the rest? One listed several “local” people opposed to rezoning, including two business owners.

One of those was Regina Henderson, the proprieter of Babycakes on the corner of Mayfield Road and South Belvoir. Ms. Henderson is listed as the owner of Babycakes on the flyer. In fact her daughter is the owner. Babycakes closed earlier this month.

But my question is this: How could Ms. Henderson NOT know that store was about to close in October when the mailer went out? Any decent business person plans months in advance. I can only conclude that Ms. Henderson already knew her store was about to close, and was “persuaded” (read: $$$) by the anti-Oakwood crowd to put her mug on this mailer. My theory is confirmed by this article in which Regina’s daughter Kim, who owns the store, said as much back in September, before the mailer was sent out! Since she was leaving anyway, putting her mug on the mailer was Regina’s way of giving the finger to the people of South Euclid.