Tag Archives: adult entertainment

Pink Pony, Brookhaven Argue before Georgia Supreme Court

(APN) ATLANTA — On June 02, 2014, the Supreme Court of Georgia heard oral arguments in the case of the City of Brookhaven v. Trop. Inc. doing business as The Pink Pony, on whether the Pink Pony Adult Club could continue regular business, in light of an ordinance passed just one month after the inception of the City of Brookhaven, […]

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Wan Criticized for Cheshire Bridge Rezoning Plan, but No Challenger Yet

  (APN) ATLANTA — Atlanta City Councilman Alex Wan (District 6) has faced some severe criticism on social media websites and on commenting sections of Atlanta’s GLBTQI publications, but, to date, no one has stepped forward to challenge Mr. Wan in this year’s upcoming 2013 municipal election.   As previously reported by Atlanta Progressive News, candidates have lined up to […]

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Midtown’s Other Councilman Opposes Cheshire Bridge Zoning Changes

(APN) ATLANTA — Atlanta City Councilman Kwanza Hall (District 2), whose new District 2 contains much of the southern part of Midtown, up to 10th Street in some parts, has told Atlanta Progressive News that he opposes the proposed zoning changes to Cheshire Bridge Road. This puts him at odds with Alex Wan (District 6), the openly homosexual Councilman, whose […]

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Atlanta ZRB Rejects Cheshire Bridge Rezoning Proposal

  (APN) ATLANTA — The Atlanta Zoning Review Board (ZRB) has rejected two proposals to get rid of existing adult entertainment establishments that remain on Cheshire Bridge Road–Atlanta’s historic “red light district”–in a series of two to one votes. As previously reported by Atlanta Progressive News, the proposal would have attempted to eliminate the grandfathered-in status of numerous businesses that […]

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New Changes to Cheshire Bridge Zoning Bill Raise More Legal Issues (UPDATE 1)

  (APN) ATLANTA — Atlanta City Councilman Alex Wan (District 6) sent an email to constituents on yesterday, May 08, 2013, describing a second round of amendments to the proposed legislation to change the zoning for Cheshire Bridge Road.    These changes will be considered at the Zoning Review Board (ZRB) meeting tonight to be held at City Hall at […]

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ANALYSIS: Cheshire Bridge Rezoning Proposal Likely Illegal

(APN) ATLANTA — The rezoning proposals for Cheshire Bridge Road currently pending before the Zoning Review Board (ZRB)–which purport to take away the grandfather clause for existing businesses on Cheshire Bridge Road–are likely not legal and will subject the taxpayers of the City of Atlanta to costly litigation the City is unlikely to win, Atlanta Progressive News has learned. APN […]

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Cheshire Bridge Rezoning Debate Heats Up, with Op-eds in Georgia Voice Magazine

(APN) ATLANTA — Georgia Voice Magazine ran dueling op-eds online and in its print edition yesterday, February 15, 2013, from Atlanta City Councilman Alex Wan (District 6) and APN’s News Editor, the present writer, regarding the proposal to sunset adult entertainment establishments and other so-called nonconforming establishments, on Atlanta’s Cheshire Bridge Road. Two ordinances, 12-O-1599 and 12-O-1600, introduced by Councilman […]

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