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Monday, May 9th, 2011
Stripper Halls of Fame Take Gloves Off
By NICK DIVITO
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
LAS VEGAS (CN) – The Burlesque Hall of Fame aka the “Stripper Museum in the middle of the Mojave Desert,” has come to blows with one of its former board members, whom it claims stole its identity and props to mount a competing venue.
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The Burlesque Hall of Fame was founded in 1955 by Jennie Lee, a burlesque performer who also established the Exotique Dancers League of North America as a burlesque entertainers’ trade union.
Lee hosted gatherings for “members of the burlesque league” at her California home and night club “since at least as early as 1957,” according to the federal complaint. “These gatherings have included an awards element, recognizing excellence in the field of burlesque.”
Lee announced plans for the Burlesque Hall of Fame in 1965, and invitations were sent out.
Lee owned both The Blue Viking and The Sassy Lassy nightclubs in San Pedro, Calif., the latter of which is “widely recognized as the first public home of the ‘Burlesque Hall of Fame,” the complaint states.
The Sassy Lassy name and trademark has been used ever since on T-shirts, matchbooks and programs to promote reunions and burlesque events.
Lee and her husband, Charlie Arroyo, bought a 40-acre plot of land in Helendale, Calif., in the 1980s with the “intent of building ‘Jennie Lee’s Exotic World,’ incorporating a permanent burlesque museum, a ‘striptease school’ and a retirement community for elderly exotic dancers,” according to the complaint.
Jennie Lee died in 1990 “before her plans were fully realized.”
In 1990, former exotic dancer Mary Lee “Dixie” Evans moved to Helendale to care for Jennie Lee, and after her death, worked with Arroyo to help Lee’s dream become a reality.
They created the “Miss Exotic World Pageant,” “intending to draw attention to the art of burlesque and the fledgling Burlesque Hall of Fame Museum,” the lawsuit states.
The museum was incorporated as a California Public Benefit Corporation in 1998.
In 2000, Laura Herbert, a current board member for the Hall of Fame, first heard of this “stripper museum in the middle of the Mojave Desert,” and visited with her then-boyfriend, defendant Luke Littell, also a board member and pageant producer.
In 2002, Herbert launched a Miss Exotic World website to promote the pageant, and it became a “hub of the burgeoning neo-burlesque movement” with 1,800 members strong, the lawsuit states.
The event and museum outgrew the ranch, however, and Herbert and Littell sought out new locations for the pageant and museum, finally settling on East Fremont Street.
The show ran from 2006 to 2009 with increasing popularity. It was through staging the show at the Celebrity Theater that Herbert and Littell met defendant Frederic Apcar Jr., then part-owner of the theater, who said he was a member of a “well-known and affluent Las Vegas entertainment/show producer family,” according to the complaint.
Although the Hall of Fame and Apcar and Littell did not enter into a formal agreement, it was understood that in 2010, Apcar and Littell would produce the Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekend at the Plaza Hotel on Fremont Street.
After producing the event, the two “took possession of certain property belonging to the [Burlesque Hall of Fame], including items of the stage set and props from the event, memorabilia, T-shirts and other merchandise,” the complaint states.
Apcar and Littel also failed to pay the $30,000 minimum to the Burlesque Hall of Fame as promised, the plaintiff claims.
“When Apcar and Littel realized that the [Hall of Fame] would not sanction their handling of the 2001 Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekend and pageant, they surreptitiously entered into their own contract with the Plaza Hotel for their own burlesque event,” thereby precluding the Burlesque Hall of Fame from “holding its event there a second time,” the lawsuit states.
“More egregiously,” the lawsuit states, “Apcar and Littell used their prior connection with the 2010 Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekend and pageant to induce the Plaza Hotel to host the event in 2011.”
The Burlesque Hall of Fame says that Apcar and Littell have advertised their own 2011 burlesque event for the same weekend that the Hall of Fame intends to hold its event, and are using its Sassy Lassy Burlesque marks without permission.
The defendants are “taking in application fees, vending, retail and advertising fees and other income amounting to tens of thousands of dollars under the guise that their burlesque show is affiliated with and or sanctioned by plaintiff’s original and renowned Burlesque Hall of Fame,” according to the complaint.
Several burlesque pageant performers and attendees are boycotting the plaintiff’s event because of the confusion as to “which is the ‘real show’ and ‘to wait and see who is still standing in 2012,’” the Hall of Fame says.
It wants the defendants ordered to stop using its marks, and seeks compensatory, consequential, statutory and punitive damages for trademark violations, cybersquatting, unfair competition, deceptive trade practices, and breach of contract.
The Burlesque Hall of Fame is represented by Mark Tratos with Greenberg Traurig.
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Monday, May 9th, 2011
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NEWPORT – In the next year there may be two new films about Newport’s vice-filled past.
Ronald Goldfarb, a federal prosecutor who 50 years ago took to court several people accused of conspiring to violate the civil rights of Campbell County sheriff candidate George Ratterman, has optioned the dramatic rights to a 1995 book he wrote on the subject, “Perfect Villains, Imperfect Heroes; Robert F. Kennedy’s War Against Organized Crime.”
A script is near completion and a film could be finished as early as next year, Goldfarb said. Efforts to contact the filmmaker were unsuccessful.
Newport during the mid-20th century was the region’s illicit playground. Newport lured affluent couples to glittering nights of premier show-business entertainers and gambling. It was known for its brothels and strip clubs that catered to business conventions. It also was a nationwide hub for organized-crime betting transactions.
Against that backdropm Ratterman was arrested on morals charges after police found him in a Newport hotel room with an exotic dancer with the stage name April Flowers weeks after announcing he was running for sheriff to clean up Newport. Prosecutors later concluded Ratterman had been drugged.
“It’s such a colorful, interesting case that they don’t have to do anything imaginative with it,” Goldfarb said.
Meanwhile, Jerry Gels of Union and others are working on a documentary, “Newport, Kentucky: Gangsters, Gamblers and Girls,” which they hope will come out this fall. It recaptures what Newport was like when gangsters roamed the town. The documentary-makers, who had hoped to release the film sooner, actually have been helped by delays, Gels said.
In February they visited Las Vegas.
“We found some old gangsters and pit bosses who worked in Newport,” he said. That footage is being added to the documentary, which is financially backed by Eric Haas, co-owner of Newport’s Hofbrauhaus.
Gels is creating the documentary partly to spark more interest in the $15 Newport Gangster Tours he and others operate three times on Saturdays – 10:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 5 p.m.
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Sunday, October 11th, 2009
Well I have now been dancing for several months now … it has truly had its ups and downs… I have learned that a bunch of women working together can be very stressful..
It is truly a learning experience and would not have changed anything about this.. I have worked almost everyday or night the past 3 months… and have come to a conclusion that I like the being on stage strutting my stuff… I feel sooo sexy and having all eyes on me made me feel on top of the world! I think the hardest part is learnig who to trust and the not so trust worthy… over all I have not found anyone that is totally truthful…
I have more to post but will be back soon… thanks for listening and look forward to your comments.!
Passion
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Saturday, August 8th, 2009
Hello Kay I wanted to send in this story to put on your blog site…
Well here it goes…
My first day of stripping… I am 21 and started at a small club in town. As I walked into the club it was very dark and had lots of black lights.. I looked around the best I could but I had to let my eyes adjust…. it was really scary and exciting all rolled up in one….I looked around the club and some of the girls just peered at me with a look of why is she here and then one walked up to me and was a waitress … she asked how she could help me and I said I was there to enquire about a dance job… She was really nice and had taken me to see the dayshift manager… it was a man and he was about 6 foot 2 and stocky looking… he was decked out in gold jewlery and had a nice voice … and a soft smile… I can only imagine what he would be like if he was made angry… well he took me into the office to talk to me … it was a large desk in there and other furniture .. he asked me if I had danced before… I replied no.. but was a quick to learn it… he went on with some corny jokes and I just chuckled at them… He is finally done with the questions and he shows me around the club… the stage looked so big and scary… so as we walk to wards it I could feel the eyes of the guys on me… one walked up to Howard and asked him if I was working yet.. He said not yet but would most likely be starting soon… I just smiled and introduced myself to him… He was about 50 or 55 years old.. but seemed to be a professional type of man… some type of manager or owner of some type of store… he was tall and look nice for his age.. well built… Howard excuses us and takes me back to the dressing room where there were at leat 15 girls there getting dressed.. the hair spray and perfume was a little over whelming … but I guess it goes with the territory … most of the girls were nice and were saying how much money I could make … but it was all in the hustle of it all… Howard let me stay in the dressing room to ask the girls working questions… one of the girls there her name was Alexa … she kinda took me under her wing to show me around …. She said the job can be chanlenging … it is not just the dancing but it is the hustle and trying to get the guys to by dances and drinks… that is how you make the money… you get half of what you make…. which sounded pretty good to me if I could make it work… as I sat there and talked to Alexa she was so cool… she was honest that there could be some bad days and walk out with bare minimum but there were other times you could make a few hundred dollars a day.. but there was no gaurentee’s … it was luck, talent and having the gift to gab… since I loved to talk I thought WOW this may be a great job for me… So to cut to the chase I decided to start working there… I went with Alexa and she showed me how to get back to the office to talk to Howard… I said I wanted to give it a shot and wanted to know what all I needed to start… He said he would see if Alexa had anything I could wear to get up on stage with… Well she did and by luck she had a pair of heels that fit too… Yeah! Well as I got dressed in this sexy yet sleezy outfit that bairly covered the bod … but I guess it was no worse than a bikini on the beach… just no sand and sun …
all eyes would be on me on stage… how scared was I… I was shaking so bad that i could not statnd up.. well Alexa said lets have a shot or a drink to relax me.. so I had a fuzy navel… I am a light weight and that is all it took to give me a buzz… anyways… It was about an hour and I was called up on the stage… I had them play a easy yet fun song and got up on stage for the first time… I walked straight to the pole and did this cute but clumsy walking spin…
Well the song seemed to last forever… but as I got into the music and started to thrust my hips and butt and stood in front of the customers waiting for that all mighty dollar tip… the guy reaches up to tip me in my garter and I could feel my legs start to shake a little so I turned aroung bent over and did what I thought was a good move by reaching down and my ass was up in the air and did a sexy thrust of up and down… and as I looked at him between my legs I took my hands starting at my ankle and caressed my legs up tho my ass.. it was alot easier than I thought it would be… I was not really creative but for my first time I think I did ok… he tipped me a $10 and I took my hand to my lips and blew him a kiss.. as a thank you … then I moved on to the next customer… I was so nervous but it was fun too.. because Alexa was really nice to get some of the girls at the stage to tip me too… they would also get the guys wound up to tip… one of the girls laid on the stage on her back and said take the dollar from her lips with my breast… so I did just that… the gentelmen around the stage went wild… it was so much fun… but I am sure It will not always be this much fun… I hope but you have to think 20 to 30 women there for the same thing I am … MONEY…. well as the song ended I got off the stage walled up to Howard to see if I had a Job and he said I could start… So I did stay and worked the remaining part of the evening…. As I was walking back to the dressing room I was trying to be really gracefull in the heels but I did stumble a little as I made my way back there… There was a guy there that caught me to keep me from falling flat on my face.. talk about my face being red from the embarassement of coming close to ending my dancing days before they even started… I thank him and walked on to the back… I stood in there looking in the mirror for a few moments wondering if I could pull this off… and I decided Yes I could… so I freshin up and headed back out to the floor… as I started to head for the bar, a customer stopped me and asked me if I wanted a drink… Of course I did… so the waitress came back and asked him if he wanted to buy me a drink and he said yes… he ended up buying me a bottle of champain for $160.00.. I was amazed he went for that … well we had drinks together and drank it for about an hour and finally the waitress asked him if he wanted to buy another one… he said no But if I was coming in tomorrow he woudl be back… I thought what the heck … ok I am game… I will be here… so this went on for the rest of the day.. and by the end of the day I had made a nice sum of money… I was never so excited in my life and the feel of having my own money.. the tips on stage… that was amazing… and as the day went on .. well I felt at home on the stage.. I love the dancing and performing… Well that is all for now .. I will send you more to post tomorrow or Monday… This is fun and will keep you up to date… not sure what kind of shift I will have they have a day shift and night shift…
Thanks and oh..my name is (stage name) Passion
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Saturday, August 8th, 2009
Strip club ‘would be a disaster’
A lap dancing and strip club in Wolverhampton city centre would be a “formula for disaster”, according to police bosses who have strongly objected to the plans.
Divas, which would transform a former bar and restaurant opposite one of the city’s main churches, has attracted a wave of protests from official agencies and local businesses.
Businessman Dharam Singh Jagpal wants to open a “gentlemen’s club” in Darlington Street aimed at Asian men which would employ women wearing traditional dress. He has applied for an all-night licence.
But police chiefs say they have serious concerns about the potential for crime and disorder at the club and accuse Mr Jagpal, aged 26, of putting little research into his application. The fire authority and environment services have also lodged complaints.
In a letter to the city council, Wolverhampton police licensing officer Natalie Holt says: “The operation in question covers alcohol consumption, sexual arousement and late-night opening.
“In fact, it would be the only place in the city to get a drink at that time, which the police see as a formula for disaster.”
She says Mr Jagpal has failed to address a number of issues, including the siting of three booths for private dances. For the women’s safety, there would need to be at least eight permanent security staff.
The police also argue that entry to the club would be via a quiet street, leaving it vulnerable to street robberies and attacks.
Councillor Roger Lawrence, leader of Wolverhampton Labour Group, who represents the area, has raised concerns about the congregating of men, possibly under the influence of drink, at unsuitable hours.
Mr Jagpal has applied for a licence from 9am through to 6.30am the following day.
Estate agents Whitegates has written a strongly worded objection.
The application will be discussed at a licensing sub-committee meeting.
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Saturday, August 8th, 2009
County, strip club feud spills into court
By: William C. Flook
Examiner Staff Writer
August 6, 2009
Paper Moon, a Springfield strip club that has operated under Fairfax County’s microscope since it opened a year ago, is asking a judge to reverse the county’s recent crackdown on it.
As one of only two gentleman’s clubs in Fairfax, Paper Moon’s activities have been the subject of extraordinary scrutiny by authorities, who in December cited the club for a handful of parking and occupancy violations. The county has told the Amherst Avenue establishment to correct the problems or shut its doors.
Some neighbors and revitalization groups are hoping for the latter outcome. They see Paper Moon’s presence as a hindrance to economic development in an area desperately in need of it. Lee District Supervisor Jeff McKay, a longtime critic of Paper Moon, denied it was being singled out, however.
“I don’t care what kind of business they’re operating; if they’re in violation of our county codes and ordinances, then they deserve to be in court,” McKay said. “There are laws in our county, and if you break them, we ought to be taking you to task for them.”
The contention stems from the club’s peculiar legal situation. Its predecessor, the Dauphine Steakhouse, was grandfathered as a “commercial nudity establishment” when the use was prohibited in the area in 1980. Paper Moon inherited that exception — but, because it must retain Dauphine’s exact footprint, the club is not allowed to expand in any way.
Paper Moon, in a circuit court filing challenging the Fairfax County Board of Zoning Appeals, says the citations are unwarranted. County authorities say the building exceeded maximum occupancy of 104. The club claims it can legally hold twice as many people.
Paper Moon is the only business on its lot but is only allowed a limited area in which its patrons can park. McKay said inspectors found patrons parking in spaces outside that area — spaces designated for tenants that have since closed up shop — resulting in another citation.
Paper Moon has kept a low profile as a business and has maintained the “curb appeal” of the property, said Nancy-Jo Manney, executive director of the Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce.
“Is it a desired business in the community? No, it is not,” she said.
Officials with the business in Springfield and at the chain’s headquarters in Richmond did not return calls for comment.
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Saturday, August 8th, 2009
Strip club expansion uncertain, but it certainly doesn’t fit in
MIKE HENDRICKS COMMENTARY
Will the Crossroads district become home to yet another strip club?
Or are the folks who run the “Totally Nude” juice bar, aka Temptations, toying with City Hall by putting up a sign on the vacant building next door that seems to promise another sexually oriented business on Grand Boulevard?
No answers so far, as the lawyer representing the business — or businesses — hasn’t made it clear to city officials — or returned reporters’ phone calls.
But say this for that bright yellow awning at 1515 Grand Blvd.: You can’t miss it.
Not with “Barely Legal” in big, black letters just a block or so from the Sprint Center.
“When you put up a sign like that, it raises eyebrows,” said inspector Derrick Lloyd in the city’s Planning and Development Department.
Eyebrows and hackles both.
“It’s absolutely frustrating to the (neighboring) property owners,” said David Morris, president of the Crossroads Merchants Association.
From the parks board to the Regulated Industries Division, there’s no lack of interest at City Hall.
“So far, no one has applied for a license to operate any kind of a business there,” said regulated industries chief Gary Majors.
But concerns about the sign — and what it might portend — have city lawyers mining the municipal code for answers to whether the “Barely Legal” sign is itself legal.
“We don’t think it is,” said Denise Phillips at the Department of Parks and Recreation, which regulates the city’s boulevard system.
As the awning juts into the public right of way, it might be in violation of the city code governing boulevards, she said.
Or not, depending on whether the awning was there before Grand became part of the boulevard system in 1988.
Meanwhile, city lawyers are trying to determine how the sign ordinance applies while Lloyd and his crew keep an eye out for permit violations.
“We’ve been by there every day,” he said.
Of course, none of this would be at issue had the City Council done the smart thing in 2008 and allowed Temptations to expand into the building next door.
Class the place up a bit — that was the idea. Get a liquor license, which would mean no more nude entertainment. Dancers would have to wear pasties at the very least.
Therefore, Crossroads merchants might have said goodbye forever to the “Totally Nude” sign, which is not at all in keeping with the area’s ever-so-trendy image. In September, an international TV audience will be watching as some of the top bicycle racers in the world zip past in the Tour of Missouri.
But no. The council caved to pressure from prudes who felt the expansion would lead to more sexually oriented businesses.
Yeah, well, that sure worked out swell now, didn’t it?
“I was for it,” Morris said. “It was certainly better than what we’ve got now.”
Which is barely legal — or not.
To reach Mike Hendricks, call 816-234-7708 or send e-mail to mhendricks@kcstar.com.
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Saturday, August 8th, 2009
Judge rules patrons can’t bring liquor to Sayreville strip club
by Aliyah Shahid/For The Star-Ledger
Friday August 07, 2009, 11:46 AM
SAYREVILLE — Patrons of a Sayreville strip club should plan on leaving their beer and wine at home, now that a Superior Court judge has dismissed an injunction he issued last month allowing the practice to continue.
‘Attendants at Yankee Stadium or Giants Stadium will be the same if beer is served or not. People are going for the game, not for the food or liquor.” — Superior Court Judge Glenn Berman
The injunction was placed on an ordinance Sayreville passed last month, prohibiting establishments without liquor licenses — except restaurants — from allowing customers to bring their own alcohol.
Greg Vella, an attorney representing 35 Club, also known as XXXV Gentleman’s Club, on Route 35, said the rule is discriminatory and singles out XXXV because of the risque nature of the business.
Middlesex County Superior Court Judge Glenn Berman, sitting in New Brunswick, ruled today that Club 35 did not demonstrate that it would be significantly harmed because of the BYOB ordinance. He said patrons go to such clubs for entertainment, not necessarily because they can bring their own beer or wine. He drew similarities between patrons at a strip club and those at a baseball game.
“Attendants at Yankee Stadium or Giants Stadium will be the same if beer is served or not,” said Berman. “People are going for the game, not for the food or liquor.”
The law, which took effect shortly after its unanimous passage on July 13, also limits the amount of alcohol customers may bring to a restaurant (enough for three people). In addition, restaurants may not charge an admission fee, membership fee, cover, corkage, or service charge. And, restaurants may not advertise that they are BYOB.
The new law also defines a restaurant as “having an adequate kitchen,” “served at tables by a restaurant employee” and “customers are provided an individual menu.”
Vella argued that XXXV has had no problems since they’ve been BYOB for two years, and that the law is subjective and an abuse of police power because officers will determine what an adequate restaurant entails.
“There’s no rational connection,” said Vella, who argued that the borough should either permit or ban all establishments that have BYOB. “It creates different classes of competition and a different class of citizens. It’s unfair competition.”
Gregory Bevelock, an attorney representing Sayreville, said the ordinance was created because the borough had problems with owners who abandoned their liquor licenses, which were in danger of being revoked and operated as BYOB establishments instead. Problems, like noise and violence, have persisted.
Bevelock also said there is no evidence that XXXV would be hurt financially because of the ordinance, and that competition is fair because the patrons of restaurants and strip clubs are not the same.
“This is based on the nonsensical notion that an all-nude dance club competes with restaurants,” said Bevelock.
Jeff Bertrand, the borough’s business administrator said the ordinance was not created to single out any particular establishment, and that some municipalities, including Wall Township and Rahway have similar ordinances.
The club is currently in litigation for allegedly violating a zoning law that states the club isn’t allowed to operate within 1,000 feet of homes or public parks.
The court will reconvene in October, when there will be a trial to determine if the ordinance is valid or not, said Vella. Until then, BYOB will be illegal at XXXV.
“We’re disappointed,” said Vella. “But, we’ll continue to fight this.”
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Saturday, August 8th, 2009
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Detroit strip clubs face booze ban
Attorney says Detroit’s threat to end liquor sales if dancers don’t cover up is all-out war
Detroit –Detroit may soon deliver an ultimatum to its strip clubs: Cover up or no booze.
The City Council on Wednesday is set to weigh a broad crackdown that would ban alcohol at clubs with topless dancing. The new rules also would stop lap dancing, close VIP rooms and force dancers to wear opaque pasties — even at dry clubs.
The rules are certain to reignite debate over the city’s 31 topless bars, and owners are vowing a fight.
“The city of Detroit has now decided they want an all-out war,” said Michael Donaldson, an attorney for All Stars and the Penthouse Club. “They cannot win. They are being totally stupid.”
But city staffers point to state and national court cases that support the legality of an alcohol ban. Richard Mack, an attorney and member of Perfecting Church, said the city must reject its status as Michigan’s strip club capital and home to 31 of the state’s 81 topless bars.
“Our goal is to do all we can within the law to root them out,” Mack said. “We don’t want the city of Detroit to be the dumping ground for lascivious behavior.”
The crackdown stems from a court battle in which a federal judge in 2007 struck down Detroit’s regulations on where clubs could open and ordered them rewritten. City staffers have recast the laws, but they have added tougher restrictions elsewhere — such as the alcohol ban. Pastors and community leaders have pushed for the changes and persuaded the council to get advice from Scott Bergthold, a Tennessee attorney who has worked nationwide to shut clubs down.
Here are some of the proposed changes:
• Alcohol can’t be served at any existing or new topless clubs. Once the City Council passes the change, existing clubs would have until their license expires, which is renewed every year, or the anniversary of the date the law was passed, to comply. A Michigan Liquor Control Commission official said Monday it’s up to the city to set those restrictions on the liquor licenses.
• Dancers would have to be 6 feet from patrons and on a stage at all times. A stage must be at least 18 inches off the floor in a room of at least 600 feet. That requirement likely would stop clubs from letting customers interact with dancers in smaller rooms, often called VIP areas.
• Dancers would also have to wear pasties..
Several council members did not return calls Monday on whether they would support the proposals. And Mayor Dave Bing’s staff said he hasn’t seen the proposals.
Rob Katzman, owner of the Toy Chest Bar and Grille, said the potential changes would put nearly all of the clubs out of business.
“You could not operate,” said Katzman, who argued that most clubs cause no problems. “You just wonder what the motivation is.”
But Mack argued the clubs lower property values and increase crime.
“Whenever they want to do their dirt, they come into the city and then return to their white picket-fenced suburban communities,” Mack said. “We want the same white picket-fenced communities.”
U.S. District Judge Julian Cook ordered the city to rewrite its rules, finding they gave city officials too much power to deny new clubs and didn’t address how long they had to act on applications. Under the old rules, clubs had to meet 15 broad criteria — including claims they wouldn’t reduce nearby property values — before the city signed on.
Cook ordered the city to revise its rules “forthwith.”
But the city has repeatedly delayed doing so. All the while, the council and mayor’s office have frozen transfers of liquor licenses that would allow clubs to open. The city is facing at least five recent federal lawsuits over its laws governing adult businesses.
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Monday, July 27th, 2009
Boulder’s Dan Kennedy wants to open a coffee shop — but instead of competing with the likes of Starbucks by offering specialty drinks, he wants to steam up basic coffee and pre-packaged pastries with topless waitresses.
He’s looking to open a shop in August, one day a week in the morning.
Kennedy — who said he will be a sophomore at the University of Colorado in the fall after transferring from Whitman College in Washington — has placed ads on Craigslist for bouncers and women willing to work topless, saying he’s interviewing three women and three potential bouncers Friday. He’s offering to pay the women $80 to $100 for a morning.
But he said he’s still researching the steps he needs to make the cafe legal. He also needs a location. His ideal spot would be a conference room at CU, though he’s also looking on University Hill.
By offering only drip coffee and prepackaged food, he said, “There’s no license and no regulations.”
But, CU spokesman Bronson Hilliard said, there are strict regulations governing businesses on campus — plus a student code of conduct that would prohibit operating an adult business at the university.
He said students can rent conference rooms for “normal campus activities,” such as study groups. Bottom line, he said, a topless coffee shop “is not going to be allowed.”
“This is a half-baked idea,” he said.
Kennedy said CU students are a big part of his target audience, and he’s considering charging a $12 cover fee to avoid attracting a crowd just looking to ogle the waitresses.
His job listing for the bouncer says the employee “will be checking IDs to make sure they are 18 plus. Making sure topless girls feel safe and no inappropriate behavior from customers.”
He acknowledged that some people likely will object to his risque business venture.
“It’s probably going to cause a pretty big stir,” he said.
A controversial topless coffee shop in a rural Maine town drew national attention — and was burned down in June by an arsonist after just four months in business. Before the fire, the owner had received 150 applications for 10 positions.
Locally, a strip club off the Pearl Street Mall that opened in late 2007 drew concerns from zoning and building-code officials soon after it opened. The city recently looked into ways to regulate adult businesses before they opened, but the Boulder City Council has yet to agree to any changes.
The city’s options include using zoning rules to limit where such establishments could open. Some cities, for example, forbid strip clubs from doing business within 1,500 feet of a church, school, child-care center, park or other adults-only venue.
The city could decide to issue licenses to strip clubs instead, a process that could resemble the way liquor licenses are handed out now.
Mayor Matt Appelbaum said it may be worth looking at the zoning regulations and giving the community a chance to offer feedback.
“Our regulations don’t really preclude these businesses,” he said. “There clearly are locations where they are not appropriate.”
City Councilwoman Susan Osborne said she doesn’t want the council to spend time on the issue, adding that she hasn’t seen much of a market for strip clubs and similar adult businesses in Boulder.
“There are so many big things going on right now,” she said. “This would just be a distraction.”
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