Little towns tend to do a very bad job in these things. They tend to be driven by politics rather than what their own planning staffs may recommend. Another thing: They sometimes just copy what a neighboring community has done, and they have to be so individualized.

Pornographic material seems to hold a fascination for the human species. It's a human trait. It doesn't matter if you live in a big city or a rural area - the interest in this kind of speech is the same.

An expert was retained by the bikini bars down there and was able to show there was no link between crime and bikini bars.

The terms of the settlement basically allows those clubs (Molly Brown's and the Pink Pony) to take advantage of this ruling.

Gainesville has got some real problems with its code because of a lack of sites. Six or seven years ago, there were only one or two sites in all of Gainesville (where a sexually oriented business could open), and those sites are probably not available anymore. Anyone who feels like challenging it will probably be successful.

A lot of what happens next depends in part on how the city reacts. My guess is the clubs will probably follow suit with whatever change Lollipops might enact.