Those are both violations of the new ordinance. Proper licenses weren’t posted, he reported, and the floor plan hasn’t been changed so the manager can see into “fantasy booths,” where customers view X-rated movies in private. some nights, according to a report written by county inspector Bill Benish. Signs at Deja Vu say it’s still open until 4 a.m. In addition to lighting, door locks and space between dancers and customers, the ordinance requires adult arcades to close at 2 a.m. “I don’t know if they’ll be able to make the same amount of money as they would with the sexually explicit conduct, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t regulate against sexually explicit conduct,” she said. “I can’t afford to move out of town because I can’t move my son away from his dad,” said Dorion, who struggled to pay her bills as a waitress before she started dancing three years ago.Īlthough Deja Vu contends the regulations could put the club out of business, Walker said dancers make plenty of money in clubs in other towns that have similar restrictions.
About the time that money runs out, she should receive her income tax return, which she hopes will pay the bills for a couple of more months while she decides what to do next. Now, Dorion said, she’ll travel to Hawaii, hoping to earn enough in two weeks on the islands to hold her over for a month or longer when she returns. “I wasn’t ever going to become a millionaire … but I was able to get by,” said the 22-year-old single mother, who asked to be identified only by her stage name, Dorion. Without that physical contact, the dancers say they can’t earn much money.
She would have expected about $350 profit when men could pay $12 for lap dances, in which scantily clad women would squirm and gyrate on their laps. Others are traveling out of town to earn money in communities with less restrictive laws.Īnother dancer said she earned $100 in two nights’ work last week. Johnson said she plans to apply for welfare, and knows of about 20 other dancers who will do the same. “There’s not much reason to go back to work,” Johnson said. One of the two, Angela Johnson, said she hasn’t worked since the ordinance took effect, and probably won’t bother buying one of the $150 licenses. That change has cut the dancers’ profits dramatically, the two women said. The distance between the women and their customers can be no less than 4 feet when they’re dancing clothed. Two dancers said the club is following the regulation that prohibits them from dancing nude within 8 feet of a customer. The business, its dancers and other employees may face fines.ĭeja Vu is the only business in the county that provides the type of entertainment regulated by the ordinance. Among other violations, an inspector who visited Deja Vu Gentlemen’s Club the next day noted that the lights were too dim and the club stayed open too late.ĭeputy county prosecutor Patti Walker said Thursday she was not yet sure what steps the county will take to enforce the ordinance.
Passed by county commissioners in November, the ordinance took effect March 4. And why not, they’re the ones who wore them the first time around.Forty-seven women have applied for newly required licenses to be exotic dancers in Spokane County.īut a recent county inspection shows that the adult arcade where the women strip has not complied with many other provisions of the county’s new adult entertainment ordinance. Neighborhood boomers reminisce over the smattering of avocado-green housewares and the asymmetrical, mystical-feeling local jewelry by Meghann Sommer-and, occasionally, the sweatshirts silk-screened with beach scenes. But the most surprising thing about the space isn’t really surprising at all: It’s not just hipsters who happen by. Cairo isn’t just a storefront, it’s a lifestyle. The Summit Avenue-Mercer Street mini-nabe is getting a second vintage dealer: by mid-month Indian Summer will be trading in dramatic silk kaftans, ethnic-inspired jewelry from the ’80s, and mid-century coffee tables.īutterworth and Leshefka also offer silk-screening workshops, tap local artists to create custom designs for their T-shirt line, and bring experimental bands around back after hours. Unlike air-conditioned downtown emporiums, however, the shop’s side-street, slightly dusty milieu means you-and now we are talking about you-have to want it.
And each item gets its due, just like high-priced items inside lofty department stores where designers from Miuccia Prada to Marc Jacobs revive the colors and cuts of Cairo’s favorite eras.
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