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August 7, 2010

Rouge is the new Velvet

The RTD is reporting that William Pyliaris plans to open a strip joint called Club Rouge in the old Club Velvet space, even without an ABC license for at least the next 9 months:

The new owners of the former Velvet strip club building in Shockoe Bottom are proceeding with plans to re-establish a club there, even though they won’t be able to legally sell beer or mixed drinks until at least May.

February 25, 2010

Lil’Wayne for President

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September 29, 2009

TA: “Strip Club Owner Demands Obama Be Cast In Next Batman Movie”

The diligent reporters over at Tobacco Avenue have feretted out the truth about this whole Velvet Obama contretemps:

Velvet gentlemen’s club owner Samuel J.T. Moore III hung a banner on his establishment during the weekend depicting President Obama as The Joker, the latest attempt by the controversial business owner to get the nation’s 44th president cast in the sequel to 2008’s “The Dark Knight.”

Moore, a self-proclaimed “comics geek” who owns nearly every Batman comic book since the superhero’s introduction in 1939, praised the president’s “impressive jawline” and “those pull-you-right-in eyes,” traits the business owner says make Obama a natural choice for the role in the upcoming 2011 film.

September 29, 2009

One take on recent events

September 28, 2009

Velvet Obama story goes national

September 28, 2009

NAACP will protest Obama banner at Velvet

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The NAACP will hold a press conference today at noon at 15th and Main St. outside Club Velvet to protest its banner of President Obama depicted as The Joker. The VCU and VUU chapters of the organization will address the community’s reaction and ongoing racial hostility. [via]

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September 26, 2009

Obama at Club Velvet

Obama at Velvet

April 2, 2009

the politics of club velvet

Yesterday, zoning officials met to review the large anti-stadium sign hanging outside Club Velvet. Officials moved to continue the case on May 6 because of a new sign Sam Moore posted. The continuation will allow the zoning administrator a chance to revisit the club (ha!). The new sign refers directly to the stadium financing bills in the House of Delegates and Senate, an effort to clarify that the signs are in fact political. Political signs are considered free speech and exempt from zoning codes. [via]

March 23, 2009

Club Velvet owner charged with ABC violations

Charges have been filed against Club Velvet owner, Sam Moore, for selling alcoholic beverages to minors and other illegal activities in the strip club. The charges are based on a late-night raid last year by several state agencies.  The state charges could result in losing his license to sell alcoholic beverages. The RTD has more details:

“The place occupied by the licensee has become a meeting place or rendezvous for illegal users of narcotics, prostitutes, drunks, pimps, panderers or habitual law violators or has become a place where illegal drugs are regularly distributed,” states one of 11 charges issued against Velvet, citing a specific provision of state law.

February 12, 2009

opposition

no stadium

February 5, 2009

“no stadium in shockoe” sign has Club Velvet in trouble

Zoning violation or free speech? A large sign hanging on the side of Club Velvet proclaiming “No Stadium in Shockoe” has earned the night club a zoning violation for exceeding the allowed size and not receiving approval from the city. However, owner Sam Moore is appealing based on a political campaign sign exemption. The RTD has more:

According to Kent Willis, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia, Moore could have a case, because there’s little to distinguish a sign that backs a candidate for elective office and one that supports — or opposes — a ballpark.

The flap comes as city officials are considering Shockoe Center, a $363 million development that would include a minor-league ballpark, hotels, offices, restaurants, retail businesses and residences.

January 16, 2009

Princess Di, still gone

It has been over a year since one of Shockoe Bottom’s most defining features has been painted over.

July 25, 2008

Moore gets early release for good behavior

Club Velvet owner Sam Moore was released from jail this morning after serving about 30 days of his 60 day sentence for having sex with a minor and filming sex with an adult. [via]

June 26, 2008

45-minute tape gets Moore 30 to 60 days

Club Velvet owner Samuel Moore was sentenced to 60 days for having sex with a minor and filming sex with an adult. He could be released in as soon as 30 days with time off for good behavior. [via]

“I deeply regret my lack of good judgment,” Moore said today before he was sentenced in Richmond Circuit Court. “I apologize to the commonwealth and the two young ladies involved. I hope in the future I’ll have the strength and wisdom to make proper changes in my life.”

June 11, 2008

Moore pleads guilty

Club Velvet owner Sam Moore pleaded guilty three misdemeanor counts related to having sex with a minor and an 18-year-old woman. Moore will receive a suspended sentence on two of the counts, and on the third count, having sex with someone between 15 and 17, sentencing has been set for June 26. [via]


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