Seattle Strip Clubs: Strip club to open along I-405; Renton to review adult-use ordinance

Posted on March 6th, 2010 in Seattle strip clubs by stripclubbouncer

Strip club to open along I-405; Renton to review adult-use ordinance

The strip club an owner prefers the term night club or gentleman’s club due to changing attitudes toward such entertainment has met all the regulatory and zoning requirements to locate in Renton.

But, the valley area near the strip club has changed dramatically in the roughly 25 years since the adult entertainment ordinance was adopted, according to city officials. A nearby government agency and a major Renton employer have day-care centers for employees.

Law said he’s “sorry” to see the strip club locating in Renton. Generally speaking, from what he has read such clubs often attract criminal activity, including racketeering and prostitution, that continues to flourish despite police crackdowns.

Alex Pietsch, the administrator of the Department of Community and Economic Development, said a strip club is not the type of business he would choose for Renton.

See the full article from “Seattle Post Intelligencer”

Seattle Strip Clubs: Strip club to open along I-405; Renton to review adult-use ordinance

Posted on March 5th, 2010 in Seattle strip clubs by stripclubbouncer

Club Sin Rock, a strip club, is set to open soon on Southwest 16th Street next to Interstate 405.
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The strip club – an owner prefers the term night club or gentleman’s club due to changing attitudes toward such entertainment – has met all the regulatory and zoning requirements to locate in Renton.

But, the valley area near the strip club has changed dramatically in the roughly 25 years since the adult entertainment ordinance was adopted, according to city officials. A nearby government agency and a major Renton employer have day-care centers for employees.

Law said he’s “sorry” to see the strip club locating in Renton. Generally speaking, from what he has read such clubs often attract criminal activity, including racketeering and prostitution, that continues to flourish despite police crackdowns.

Alex Pietsch, the administrator of the Department of Community and Economic Development, said a strip club is not the type of business he would choose for Renton.

See the full article from “Renton Reporter”

Seattle Strip Clubs: Skinvestigation claim: Detective gets 130 lap dances, makes no arrests

Posted on March 5th, 2010 in Seattle strip clubs by stripclubbouncer

As the march toward trial continues, several of the men indicted following a sting targeting Seattle strip club mogul Frank Colacurcio Sr. now say federal authorities have no business policing vice in the city.

In the indictment, federal authorities accused the Colacurcios and their associates of racketeering, using interstate commerce to facilitate prostitution, money laundering and mail fraud. At issue are allegations that the strip clubs — Rick’s in Lake City, Sugar’s in Shoreline, Honey’s in Everett and Fox’s in Parkland — were used as fronts for prostitution that allegedly garnered the men $25 million in the preceding four years.

Key to the prosecutors’ case, according to court documents, is the payment scheme in which strippers paid $75 to $130 in daily “rent” to the Colacurcio businesses. Such an arrangement is common in Washington strip clubs, which are not allowed to sell liquor to generate profit.

See the full article from “Seattle Post Intelligencer”

Seattle Strip Clubs: Cheryl’s divorce pain – In new! magazine this week…

Posted on February 23rd, 2010 in Seattle strip clubs by stripclubbouncer

We take a look at the highs and lows of Mr and Mrs Cole’s marriage…
‘ASHLEY CHEATED ON ME TOO’:
Ashley Cole’s childhood sweetheart, Emma Barrett, tells new! how he betrayed her too, and urges Cheryl to ditch him for good…
Check out our gallery of the best and worst outfits from this year’s Brit Awards.
KERRY TELLS MARK: ‘WE’RE FINISHED’:
Kerry Katona flees the country after her husband Mark Croft accuses her of cheating…
Jordan puts Alex Reid on a “sex regime” in the hope of getting “Reidernated”.
POSH SPICES UP NY FASHION WEEK:
Victoria Beckham defends size-zero models as she launches her new collection.
SIMON: ‘MEZHGAN IS THE ONE’:
Simon Cowell admits his love for Mezhgan Hussainy and says he is finally ready for children…
‘PEOPLE ALWAYS THINK I’M A STRIPPER!’:

See the full article from “New Magazine”

Seattle Strip Clubs: The Oregonian’s picks from popular Northwest news sources

Posted on February 22nd, 2010 in Seattle strip clubs by stripclubbouncer

Alaska, Breaking News, Today’s front pages »
Today’s headlines: Stripper-turned-soccer-mom to again stand trial for “Last Seduction” murder; Surplus small dogs from California available for Washington adoption
February 22, 2010, 12:30PM
We’ve got two good reads this morning for readers of Northwest Headlines. The first comes from Alaska, a crime ripped from the movie screens.
Mechele Linehan was convicted three years ago in the death of her fiance, Kent Leppink, in a case prosecutors said was inspired by the 1994 flick “The Last Seduction,” in which a femme fatale uses her lover to kill her husband for money.
The State of Alaska will take Mechele Linehan to trial again on murder charges, the Department of Law announced this morning.
Linehan was convicted in 2007 of conspiring to kill her one-time fiancé, Kent Leppink. The Alaska Court of Appeals overturned her conviction this month, saying the state’s case was circumstantial and “hardly overwhelming.”

See the full article from “OregonLive.com (blog)”

Seattle Strip Clubs: Burlesque: An old dance that seems new in Seattle

Posted on February 19th, 2010 in Seattle strip clubs by stripclubbouncer

Verlaine’s productions are quite a bit different from what one finds at strip clubs like Déjà Vu, Honeys and Ricks. For one, there’s a lot more to the performance than a pole, some mirrors and the acquisition of rolled up dollar bills. In burlesque, there are wigs, makeup, eyelashes, feathers, sequins, sparkles, rip-away clothing and occasionally, male and/or transgendered performers. Audiences can also drink alcohol.
In “A Wink and a Smile,” Seattle filmmaker Deirdre Timmons’ documentary that follows 10 women over the course of six weeks as they learn burlesque, offers this explanation: “The basic formula of a burlesque routine is that performer enters with some clothing, magic happens and performer exits the stage with less clothing.”

Although Verlaine doesn’t separate herself entirely from strippers, she does, however, draw one critical distinction between stripping and burlesque: “We are not sex workers. We are artists talking about sex.”

See the full article from “Seattle Post Intelligencer”

Seattle Strip Clubs: Intelius Exec Free Pending Trial

Posted on February 11th, 2010 in Seattle strip clubs by stripclubbouncer

A senior executive with a Washington background check company is free pending trial on charges he lied to a grand jury about having sex with a stripper.
Federal prosecutors twice failed this week to convince a federal magistrate to keep Intelius Executive Vice President John Kenneth Arnold in jail, contending he can’t be trusted, The Seattle Times reported Tuesday. However, the magistrate decided Arnold could be freed as long as he wears a Global Positioning System monitor.
Arnold, who was suspended from his job with pay pending the outcome of his legal problems, was arrested last week by FBI agents after he allegedly attempted to arrange a meeting with a dancer in Las Vegas, the newspaper said.
Arnold was indicted last September for allegedly lying to a grand jury investigating a strip-club owner. The indictment, released Jan. 29, accuses Arnold of lying to the panel about having sex with a stripper.

See the full article from “OfficialWire”

Seattle Strip Clubs: Going For Gold In The Cold

Posted on February 11th, 2010 in Seattle strip clubs by stripclubbouncer

Despite all these issues, the Vancouver games will likely have dozens, perhaps hundreds, of viewers. If you’re among those who are new to the winter games, however, I should explain that these Olympics consist primarily of three types of events: traditional cold-weather sports (hockey, skiing, speed skating), activities that most likely originated as drunken fraternity dares (ski jump, luge, naked ice beer pong) and sports that would more accurately be termed “non-sports” (figure skating, ice dancing, curling). And before crazed fans of figure skating and curling begin firing off a lot of angry emails, let me point out that I won’t read them, so don’t bother.
I mean, come on, figure skating a sport? Not as long as the medal winners are chosen by judges who are easier to pay off than a Tijuana strip club doorman. And curling? Sorry, but I refuse to recognize any Olympic event involving brooms as long as the IOC continues to reject demands to accept Quidditch as a medal sport.

See the full article from “The Daily Sound”

Seattle Strip Clubs: Intelius executive avoids detainment

Posted on February 11th, 2010 in Seattle strip clubs by stripclubbouncer

Intelius executive avoids detainment
Feb 10 2010, 3:06 PM
The co-founder of Intelius avoided jailing Tuesday when a judge denied a request by federal prosecutors to have him locked up pending his trial on a charge of lying to a grand jury.
John Kenneth Arnold admitted to contacting a stripper who is a witness in his case, and prosecutors requested that he be held in custody because of the matter.
Magistrate Judge Brian Tsuchida declined to have Arnold jailed, instead putting him on electronic monitoring.
Prosecutors say the Intelius executive vice president lied by testifying that he never engaged in sex acts with dancers at Rick’s strip club in Seattle.
Arnold faces up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $25,000. His testimony was part of a racketeering investigation of Rick’s owner Frank Colarcurcio, Sr.

See the full article from “Bellevue Reporter”

Seattle Strip Clubs: Three 6 Mafia spends Super Bowl Sunday in Seattle

Posted on February 11th, 2010 in Seattle strip clubs by stripclubbouncer

Matthew Brady | The Spectator DJ Paul shows his grillz on stage during the Super Bowl halftime show put on at Fusion Ultra Lounge.
Matthew Brady | The Spectator A Colts fan enjoys the misfortunes of the Saints during the first half of the Super Bowl. He watched the game at Fusion Ultra Lounge in the University District where Three 6 Mafia played a halftime show.
What are you doing in Seattle?
DJ Paul: Lookin’ for women!
Juicy J: I’m trying to get a job with Bill Gates. He’s supposed to give me like 50 percent of the company, and I said I accept, so I came up here, and he never called me back. So I guess I’m stuck.
Just roaming the country?
J: No we just up here, gonna do a super bowl party, hang out with a few fans, some girls, a couple of bars, strip clubs, you know.

See the full article from “Seattle University Spectator”

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