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Barring Tatoo Parolor May Violate Free Speech
     (CN) – The First Amendment protects tattoo art as an expression of free speech, the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled.
     Ryan and Laetitia Coleman sued Mesa, Ariz., after the city denied their request to open a tattoo parlor.
     Mesa law requires tattoo parlors to be licensed and located at least 1,200 feet from a school, a body-piercing salon or an existing tattoo parlor. It must also be compatible with the surrounding land uses.
     The Colemans operated Angel Tattoo in Nice, France, and were trying to open a branch of their business in a Mesa strip mall that also included business suchs as a massage parlor, a hair salon and restaurants.
     The Planning and Zoning Board denied the Colemans’ request after voicing concerns that the parlor would not be appropriate for the neighborhood. Though the city council agreed to hear the Colemans’ case, it also voted no.

See the full article from “Courthouse News Service”

Judge Ann Scott Timmer, writing for the unanimous court, said cities can consider citizen viewpoints in deciding whether a particular business is appropriate to a neighborhood. But she said a city cannot deny a permit to a tattoo parlor “based solely on neighborhood hostility born from perceptions about tattoo parlors that may or may not be accurate.”
“If this was permitted, unpopular speech could be silenced easily under the guise of land use planning,” Timmer said.
Thursday’s ruling could have implications beyond Mesa, potentially undermining laws in other cities that impose special restrictions on where tattoo parlors can be located.
Dennis Kavanaugh, the council members in whose district the shop wants to go — and who voted to deny the permit — said he wants to study the ruling before deciding whether to ask colleagues to appeal to the Arizona Supreme Court. His concern is whether it is so broad that it could undermine the ability of cities to restrict other kinds of businesses like pawn shops and massage parlors.

See the full article from “Arizona Daily Sun”

The details (careful wording of euphemisms) for this New Age operation of `spiritual therapy` were sifted through with a fine tooth comb. Phoenix police Sgt. Steve Marlos explains how the interchangeable wordplay works.
“Instead of Johns, they were called seekers. Instead of s(e)xual intercourse, it was called sacred union. Women were not called prostitutes, they were called goddesses. Instead of a brothel or a house of prostitution, they called it a church.”
Tracy Elise`s story doesn`t exactly read like a repeat of Jim Jones` People`s Temple fiasco. Elise experiences an awakening one time when embracing a man. This miraculous embrace induces her to leave her square husband and move to Seattle, where she learns her chops at a massage parlor. Tracy graduates to a Tantra Temple and consummates her education.

See the full article from “Student Operated Press”

Close to two-dozen cars were left overnight outside the clubs. Advertising fliers were tucked under windshield wipers with a few scattered on the sidewalk.
A city worker picked up trash along Wells Fargo Avenue. Cab drivers snoozed in a parking lot east of the W Scottsdale Hotel as they waited for a fare.
The Minnezona neighborhood was free of debris or any leftover cars. “Please! No bar parking” signs were staked in front yards up and down the block. Otherwise it was as calm as any other neighborhood.
Offices by day, bars by night
Scottsdale’s entertainment district is unlike many others in that it is scattered amid a maze of streets with almost no retail shops, just a few hair salons, massage parlors and two pizza eateries – Joe’s New York Pizza and Gus’s NY Pizza.

See the full article from “Arizona Republic”

Mesa massage parlor robbed at gunpoint
A man kicked through the waiting room door of a Mesa massage parlor and robbed an employee at gunpoint, police said.
The incident happened around 10 p.m. Wednesday at Massage 10, near Southern Avenue and Country Club Drive.
The robber is described by police as a White or Hispanic man, tall and thin, last seen wearing dark clothing and a black ski mask.
Officials said the man kicked open the waiting room door and pointed a semi-automatic black handgun at an employee and customer inside. According to court documents, the man took an undisclosed amount of cash and property from the business and fled.
There was no surveillance video taken during the incident.
Anyone with information should contact Mesa police at 480-644-2211 or Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS.

See the full article from “Tucson Citizen”

A man kicked through the waiting room door of a Mesa massage parlor and robbed an employee at gunpoint, police said.
The incident happened around 10 p.m. Wednesday at Massage 10, near Southern Avenue and Country Club Drive.
The robber is described by police as a White or Hispanic man, tall and thin, last seen wearing dark clothing and a black ski mask.
Officials said the man kicked open the waiting room door and pointed a semi-automatic black handgun at an employee and customer inside. According to court documents, the man took an undisclosed amount of cash and property from the business and fled.
There was no surveillance video taken during the incident.
Anyone with information should contact Mesa police at 480-644-2211 or Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS.

See the full article from “AZ Central.com”

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Phoenix, AZ, United States, 06/15/2011 – Official grand opening weekends to be held in July – TheTorchTheatre.com.
The Torch Theatre will open this July at 4721 North Central Avenue in Phoenix, and man oh man are we ready for action. Really, what better place for a theatre than on the same block with a church, a massage parlor, a bird store, and a hot dog joint? Did we mention you can take the light rail to get to us? We are awesome!
Shows will be held on July 15th, 16th, 22nd and 23rd to mark the grand opening. Show times and performing troupes are listed below.
Members of the press are invited to our special preview shows on July 8th, 9th & 10th at 8:00 PM. Each show will feature Torch troupes and a talk-back after the show. You may reserve your seats by emailing info[.]thetorchtheatre.com.

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Mesa police: Women robbed near massage parlor
Mesa police are searching for two teens who robbed a pair of women of their purses at gunpoint outside a massage parlor Tuesday night.
The incident occurred about 11 p.m. as one woman arrived to pick up her friend from the Asian Star Massage parlor at 857 N. Country Club, Mesa police said Wednesday.
The women were approached by two boys, possibly in their late teens, one of whom pulled a handgun and ordered the women to the ground, police said.
The teens then reportedly stole their purses, which contained their wallets, cell phones and sunglasses.
The suspected robbers then fled on foot. Police responded with a K9 and helicopter, but the teens escaped.
Both suspects were described as being in their late-teens and about 5 feet 9 inches tall.

See the full article from “Tucson Citizen”

Mesa police: Women robbed near massage parlor
Mesa police are searching for two teens who robbed a pair of women of their purses at gunpoint outside a massage parlor Tuesday night.
The incident occurred about 11 p.m. as one woman arrived to pick up her friend from the Asian Star Massage parlor at 857 N. Country Club, Mesa police said Wednesday.
The women were approached by two boys, possibly in their late teens, one of whom pulled a handgun and ordered the women to the ground, police said.
The teens then reportedly stole their purses, which contained their wallets, cell phones and sunglasses.
The suspected robbers then fled on foot. Police responded with a K9 and helicopter, but the teens escaped.
Both suspects were described as being in their late-teens and about 5 feet 9 inches tall.

See the full article from “Tucson Citizen”

Option 1 would impose the same set of rules on all stores, requiring security cameras and other measures no matter how many times the store has called police. Stores that could prove financial hardship might be given waivers for some requirements.
Option 2 would only lightly regulate stores with few calls to the police. Problem stores would face the heaviest regulation.
Dennis Kavanaugh, Dina Higgins and Scott Somers, who began working on the issue two years ago as members of the council’s public safety committee, favor Option 1. So does Chris Glover, a current member of the public safety committee.
Mayor Scott Smith and Councilmen Dave Richins and Alex Finter support Option 2.
Somers told The Republic that unlike the massage parlor and hotel industries, which cooperated in the formation of recent anti-crime ordinances, convenience stores and their corporate lobbyists “have been very adversarial. . . . We did try to go the voluntary route first and had no response.”

See the full article from “Arizona Republic”