The Penthouse Club just off Westheimer at 2618 Winrock — shut down by the city a year ago for violating the city’s sexually oriented business ordinance — is reopening this Thursday! But . . . there’ll be no nudity this time, promises the club’s global licensing director. Who owns the club? According to KPRC Local 2 Investigates reporter Robert Arnold, that would be admitted murderer turned government witness Vincent Palermo, the former acting boss of New Jersey’s DeCavalcante crime family: “In addition to the mansion on Memorial Drive, Local 2 found Palermo, now using the last name Cabella, also owns the property that is the Penthouse Club on Winrock Boulevard near Westheimer Road. Harris County records show he also owns the Mexican food restaurant [Ruchi's Grill] in front of the Penthouse and the [Super Clean] car wash behind the club. State records show a company called “Hereweareagain, inc.” owns and operates the Penthouse Club, and another company called “6430 Westheimer, inc” owns and operates All Stars Cabaret across the street from Penthouse. Palermo’s wife and son are listed on corporate filings for these companies.” [Click2Houston; previously on Swamplot]
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8 Comments
I thought the law under which this business was shuttered said it couldn’t be used as a business (of any kind) for a year after it was shut down (regardless of who owned it). It hasn’t been a year yet, has it?
Swamplot better be careful or, though it’s never been flooded, might find itself in 10 foot of concrete!
Because, you know, what could a former strip club full of women in bikinis POSSIBLY offer their male clientele now?
/sarcasm
Vincent is about to get wacked. Thanks for blowing the cover Channel Two News.
this ordinance is lame.. Gene Locke promised to dismiss the ordinance if he won the election.
Dirtyd–please explain, why is it lame? I’m not coming down for or against it–I am genuienly curious about your opinion. The city passed it and it was fought tooth and nail in the courts, but the strip clubs lost. Other cities manage to regulate their SOBs. Is the law badly conceived, or badly executed? What is Gene Locke’s objection?
ummm, hmmm, uhhh
no words.
Why can this city regulate land use for SOB’s without putting it to a vote but cannot breathe the word zoning without causing apoplexy?