Posted by NPNAdmin
10/2/2008
Ordinances and Regulations,Debate on the Issues,First Amendment,Secondary Effects

Love Shack, a large porn shop that tried to evade the new city’s adult zoning regulations, has decided to close. Owner John Cornetta claims he’s losing about $40,000 a month. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports today: Read more »

Public Broadcasting
Odette Yousef
2008-10-02

ATLANTA, GA - Yesterday a controversial adult entertainment store in Johns Creek closed. The Love Shack has been entangled in a 2-year-long legal battle with the city to get a business license for its chosen location. Read more »

by Jennifer Chapman
October 01, 2008

JOHNS CREEK - “Closed for inventory.” That’s what the sign read on the front door of the Love Shack Oct. 1.

But according to John Cornetta, owner of the Love Shack, the adult video store on State Bridge Road is closed for good.
“We weren’t ordered to close,” said Cornetta. “The one thing we counted on didn’t come and that was a sign.”
Since its opening almost two years ago, the Love Shack and the city of Johns Creek have met in court over a variety of issues. Read more »

Owner says he was losing $40,000 a month because city wouldn’t let him put up a sign

DOUG NURSE
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
October 01, 2008

Adult video store owner John Cornetta has closed the Love Shack in Johns Creek, but he has vowed to seek $1.7 million in damages from the city.

“I couldn’t take the losses any more,” Cornetta said. “I’m still opening new stores in other states, and I still have pending court cases that I’m going to win.”

He said he was losing about $40,000 a month.

The store, located at States Bridge and Jones Bridge roads in the heart of the city, has been the object of scorn and dismay by many residents, and city efforts to regulate the store have generated piles of litigation. Read more »