Capital Video places job ads on Monster.com, a large employment site. We recently asked Monster to reject these ads, and we invite the public to contact Monster and support our request. We wrote: I would like you to consider removing all job ads for Met-Cap Management/Capital Video from your site. Capital Video runs a large […]
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Springfield License Commission to Review Alleged Capital Video Violations for Drug Sales and Lewd Activity On or Near the Premises
Capital Video claims it enjoys an “excellent relationship with its host communities”. That doesn’t appear to be the case in Springfield. Urban Compass, a blog at the Valley Advocate, reports today that Regarding the [Springfield Capital Video] store, Police Commissioner Edward Flynn put out a call recently for downtown residents to attend a License Commission […]
Hooksett, NH, 1999: Citizens Convince Property Owner to Withdraw Application for Capital Video Porn Shop
Sometimes businesspeople heed the concerns of the community and change their plans. Such was the case in Hooksett, NH, where Capital Video tried to establish a porn shop in 1999. These minutes from the Hooksett Zoning Board of Adjustment tell the story… LMG PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 1318 HOOKSETT ROAD, MAP 25, LOT 64 REQUEST FOR […]
Breaking News: Neighbors Appeal Approval of Capital Video Site Plan to Massachusetts Land Court
Mike Kirby and Lu Stone, long-time residents of Summer Street, have appealed the Northampton Planning Board’s approval of Capital Video’s Site Plan. The appeal was filed with the Massachusetts Land Court on January 8, 2007. The named defendants are the members of the Planning Board and Capital Video. Kirby and Stone live within 300 feet […]
Capital Video’s “Victoria’s Secret Standard”: Not Compatible with Northampton’s Signage Regulations
In December, Capital Video initially proposed a bondage display for the outside of their porn shop at 135 King Street. When some Northampton Planning Board members objected at the Capital Video Site Plan Review on December 14, Capital Video attorney Michael Pill withdrew the display and verbally asserted the company would instead adhere to a […]
Porn’s “Verbatim” Accounts of the Pleasures of Child Sexual Abuse Don’t Square with Reality
Here is the reality of child sexual abuse as described by the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry: Child sexual abuse has been reported up to 80,000 times a year, but the number of unreported instances is far greater, because the children are afraid to tell anyone what has happened, and the legal procedure […]
Northampton Site Plan Approval Requirements; Capital Video’s Plan Falls Short
We believe Capital Video’s Site Plan (PDF) for 135 King Street falls short of the requirements in Northampton’s Zoning Ordinance, and that citizens have grounds to appeal its approval. Here are elements we believe to be relevant from the zoning ordinance (emphasis added): Section 1.3 – Purpose This Ordinance is enacted for the following purposes: […]
An Open Letter to Capital Video Attorney Michael Pill
Dr. Michael Pill is a Shutesbury attorney retained by Capital Video to help them establish a porn shop at 135 King Street. Northampton’s Planning Board approved Capital Video’s Site Plan on December 14, but many citizens still have concerns about how Capital Video will respect their interests. Here we ask Capital Video and Michael Pill […]
Planning Board Member: Capital Video Site Plan “one of the poorest I’ve seen in a long time”
Today’s Republican reports on how Northampton Planning Board members voted at the December 14 hearing on Capital Video’s Site Plan. Board members Kenneth Jodrie, Paul Voss and Wilensky voted against granting site plan approval. Chairman Francis A. Johnson and members Keith Wilson, George Russell, Frances Volkmann and Kohout voted in favor. Jodrie said yesterday that […]
Breaking News: Northampton Planning Board Approves Capital Video Site Plan 4-3
Northampton’s Planning Board has approved Capital Video’s Site Plan by a vote of 4-3. This means Capital Video may now proceed with building a porn shop at 135 King Street. Capital Video did withdraw a photo of a bondage-themed storefront when a member of the Planning Board objected that it violated Northampton’s new ordinance about […]