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Everett bikini baristas can wear bikinis again after City Council vote

This July, 2016 photo provided by Jovanna Edge, who runs five Hillbilly Hotties stands, shows one of two Hillbilly Hotties espresso stands in Everett, Wash. Seven bikini baristas and Edge, the owner of the chain, sued the city of Everett on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, saying two recently passed ordinances banning bare skin violate their right to free expression. (Jovanna Edge via AP) LA115

The vote ended a nearly 15-year battle over bikini coffee stands in Everett, which police and city officials said attracted bad behavior.

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