Capital Video filed more details of their plans this week with Northampton’s Building Commissioner:Letter of August 8: “The building will be used primarily for the selling of adult themed DVD’s, Novelties, Videos (VHS), magazines, and Boutique products. All products will be displayed in a manner not visible to the general public from the exterior. Entrance […]
Continue reading Capital Video Must Undergo a Site Plan Review
NPN has scanned in Capital Video’s revised porn shop building permit application (filed August 3) and provides it here as a PDF file: Porn Shop Building Permit Application Revision 1 Here are some of the highlights: The application indicates that the owner of 135 King Street, Barry G. Goldberg, can be contacted at 320 Green […]
Continue reading Capital Video’s Revised Building Permit Application Fills in Details
Capital Video’s new plans for its 135 King Street porn shop are on file at the Building Commissioner’s office in City Hall. NPN got a copy and scanned them in. Here is a PDF file of the plans:Porn Shop Plan Revision 1On page 1, you see the existing floor plan of 135 King Street. On […]
Continue reading Capital Video’s New Plans for 135 King Street
The Republican expands on yesterday’s news flash about Capital Video’s revised plans for 135 King Street. “It’s the same application with plans not showing the viewing booths,” says Building Commissioner Anthony L. Patillo. Read the full article.
Continue reading The Republican: “Plan revised for porn store”
The Republican reports that Capital Video has filed a new building permit for 135 King Street. The new plan does not include private porn viewing booths. Building Commissioner Anthony L. Patillo says the new application is currently under review in his office. Parking issues remain a concern.Senior Land Use Planner Carolyn S. Misch said she […]
Continue reading The Republican: “Viewing booths dropped from video store proposal”
July 19: The Daily Hampshire Gazette reports that NPN will present petitions to the Northampton City Council meeting on July 20. “The petition asks the city to create an ordinance that would restrict locations of adult theaters and businesses where adult films or live performances are viewed; passing health regulations banning closed-door viewing booths; restricting […]
Continue reading Gazette: “Porn shop, other matters on busy Thursday agenda”
Capital Video’s outlet in Meriden, CT is called Amazing.net. It contains private viewing booths. NPN took a trip on July 9 and surveyed the public areas around this shop. We found numerous blue gloves on the ground behind the building. Here is a picture of the front of the shop, then some from the back: […]
Continue reading What Lies Behind Capital Video’s Meriden Porn Shop
Capital Video’s Amazing.net porn shop in Kittery, Maine has been a hot topic of conversion on squirt.org, “your neighborhood cruising guide”. Squirt’s profile of the site gives directions and “hours” of 10am – 1am. Who goes there? “Married guys looking for head and those who provide it.” Here are some (graphic) comments about the site […]
Continue reading What They’re Saying about Capital Video’s Kittery Store at Squirt.org (explicit)
There are websites where men looking for anonymous sex make lists of good “cruising” spots across the USA. One example is squirt.org, “your neighborhood cruising guide”. On this site (which has explicit photos), we notice that the Amazing.net store is one of the two “cruising” locations listed for Kittery, Maine. This listing has 56 comments, […]
Continue reading Capital Video’s Porn Shops Get Many Comments from the “Cruisers” at Squirt.org
July 12: Today’s Republican reports on NoPornNorthampton’s petition: “…Adam R. Cohen and Jendi Reiter, who live on North Street, have been organizing neighborhood opposition under the aegis of NoPornNorthampton. The organization has set up a Web site with information about Capital…. Cohen, who was in Kittery, Maine, yesterday to observe another adult store owned by […]
Continue reading The Republican: “Residents fight adult-store plan”