Well, for those interested, I've been able to find out a little bit more on the new porn shop moving into Benson. It won't be a Dr. John's but rather something called "Naughty or Nice." Same idea, different name. I drove by the other day to take a look, and they have the whole thing papered up so you can't see in. The Benson Business Association is pretty much powerless to do anything- Dr. John's fought the battle to sell porn legally in Omaha and rightfully won- and even if they wanted to, the owner of the building is apparently hidden behind a bunch of lawyers. They can't even figure out how who owns the building or who will own this new "retail" business. Merchandise is being moved in and the store is being setup, and that's pretty much it.
Personally, while I do believe they have the right to sell their stuff, main street Benson hardly seems like the proper place to do so. I realize that the bar scene is their main draw right now, but it's still a place where they hold parades for kids, farmers markets, etc. Just doesn't seem to me that it belongs there. But if people support it and keep it in business, then there's really not much you can do, as the people have spoken. I find it hard to believe that these kinds of places can even do good business with the Internet out there, but I guess we'll find out. I'll post something if anything else of note comes up, but I think this pretty much sums it all up.
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