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"This gentlemen’s club shifted operations during the pandemic to operate as a lounge with partially clothed dancers in order to reopen under restrictions. The change mirrors a broader trend among some strip clubs to reclassify or alter services as counties were being given the option to permit strip-club reopenings starting May 1 if COVID-19 numbers kept improving, even though many types of adult-entertainment venues remained closed at that time." - Susan Stapleton