Detroit Strip Clubs: No Verdict On Day 5 In Riddle Case
February 16, 2010 at 9:25 pm | In Detroit strip clubs | No CommentsOn his Twitter account, Riddle suggests one juror may be in his corner. He said, “The power of one is mighty indeed!”
Colorful Testimony Heard In Riddle Trial
During the course of the trial, federal prosecutors presented evidence, including more than 20,000 taped conversations between Riddle, Conyers and other people implicated in the corruption scandal.
The brother of a man already convicted in the Synagro bribery scandal testified that he met with Riddle and Conyers at least five times on behalf of his brother, Rayford Jackson, and passed off money to them.
A taped played in court showed that Jackson gave Conyers an envelope containing bribe money the same day the council passed the sludge deal.
A strip club executive testified last week that Riddle was wearing a gravy-stained track suit when he sought $25,000 in 2006 to help pass a license for a topless club in Detroit.
See the full article from “WDIV Detroit”
Detroit Strip Clubs: Pugh likens crackdown on strip clubs, racial discrimination
February 16, 2010 at 9:25 pm | In Detroit strip clubs | No CommentsPugh likens crackdown on strip clubs, racial discrimination
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Detroit –City Council President Charles Pugh today likened passing ordinances to shut down strip clubs to laws that segregated blacks during an interview on a religious radio station.
Speaking to WQLV-AM 1500 host Paul Edwards hours after a contentious debate about a crackdown on Detroit’s 33 clubs, Pugh said the city can’t pass regulations that “unduly target” strip clubs and twice referred to the civil-rights struggle to make his point.
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Pugh challenged Winans to join him to work with the clubs to better patrol crime outside of them, but Winans said he’d only help if Pugh returns the alcohol ban and pasties rule. He followed by saying that the strip club owners don’t live in the city and their children don’t have to walk by the businesses.
Detroit Strip Clubs: Controversy, Sniping Over Proposed Detroit Strip Club Rules
February 16, 2010 at 9:25 pm | In Detroit strip clubs | No CommentsControversy, Sniping Over Proposed Detroit Strip Club Rules
Sarah Cwiek
(2010-02-16)
DETROIT, MI
(Michigan Radio)
A debate over proposed changes to Detroit’s strip club zoning rules got heated at City Council, and provoked a confrontation between Council President Charles Pugh and a popular Minister.
The previous Detroit City Council approved draft zoning rules that put more restrictions on the city’s strip clubs. The current Council kept some of those restrictions. But it removed some controversial ones including a ban on alcohol sales and distance requirements between dancers and patrons.
That upset some residents and clergy, including Pastor and gospel star Marvin Winans.
After Winans argued against the loosened restrictions, Council President Charles Pugh asked him if he lived in Detroit. Winans–who lives in a Detroit suburb–got angry.
“I have a church in the city, I have a school in the city, I own property in the city,” Winans said. “I am part of the city.”
Detroit Strip Clubs: Rick’s Cabaret International, Inc. and VCG Holding Corp. Enter Into Letter of …
February 16, 2010 at 9:25 pm | In Detroit strip clubs | No Commentspress release
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Rick’s Cabaret International, Inc. and VCG Holding Corp. Enter Into Letter of Intent to Merge to Form the Largest Publicly Traded North American Gentlemen’s Club Operator
HOUSTON and DENVER, Feb 16, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) –
Rick’s Cabaret International, Inc.
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(RICK
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, VCG Holding Corp.
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(VCGH
2.19,
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and Troy Lowrie and his affiliates have signed a letter of intent under which Rick’s Cabaret will acquire all of the outstanding shares of VCG Holding to form the largest publicly traded operator of upscale gentlemen’s clubs in North America, the two companies announced today.
Rick’s Cabaret currently operates 18 nightclubs in seven states while VCG Holding operates 20 clubs in ten states. The two companies had combined revenues of $131.3 million for the 12 month period ending September 30, 2009.
Detroit Strip Clubs: ‘MY SHARONA’ HIT SINGER LOSES BATTLE WITH CANCER
February 16, 2010 at 1:01 am | In Detroit strip clubs | No CommentsMY SHARONA HIT SINGER LOSES BATTLE WITH CANCER
Tuesday February 16,2010
TRIBUTES have been paid to Doug Fieger, the frontman of The Knack, who has died at the age of 57.
The American singer, most famous for the 1979 hit My Sharona, died on Sunday after a long battle with cancer. Originally from Detroit, he formed The Knack in Los Angeles in 1978 and the group quickly became a staple of Sunset Strip clubs.
A year later he co-wrote and sang lead vocals on My Sharona, which became one of the biggest-selling pop songs of all time, running to more than a million copies.
Fieger said it had been inspired by a former girlfriend. I had never met a girl like her, ever, he said in a 1994 interview.
She induced madness. She was a very powerful presence and had an insouciance that wouldnt quit.
See the full article from “UK Express”
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