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Article: Judge OKs strip club near stadium; South of Safeco Field; Mariners have 30 days to appeal in yearlong fight; site could open in half year.(NWSaturday)
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- The Seattle Times (Seattle, WA)
- Article date:
- June 27, 2009
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Byline: Steve Miletich; Seattle Times staff reporter
"Ripping the cover off" might apply to something other than a baseball in the area of Safeco Field.
A King County Superior Court judge cleared the way Friday for a strip club to open within a home run's distance of the stadium, rejecting arguments by the Seattle Mariners that the city of Seattle improperly issued a business permit to the club's operators.
Judge John Erlick, who earlier was presented arguments by the parties, delivered his ruling from the bench and issued an 11-page written opinion.
Erlick said his ruling was not based on the desirability of strip clubs, which had ...