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A Lee Enterprises, Incorporated newspaper. Majority shareholder: David Hoffmann, Hoffmann Media Group.
City Council rejection doesn't deter porn site owner's nightclub plans
- By MITCH SMITH / Lincoln Journal Star
- Apr 3, 2011
- Apr 3, 2011 Updated Jan 31, 2017
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Smooth bar owner Shane Harrington and bar manager Brandy Kroese make a walk through of the yet-to-open establishment at O and 17th streets in Lincoln on Feb. 25, 2011. (ERIN DUERR / Lincoln Journal Star)
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Shane Harrington believes his new club, Smooth, is destined to redefine Lincoln's nightlife.
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Smooth bar owner Shane Harrington and bar manager Brandy Kroese make a walk through of the yet-to-open establishment at O and 17th streets in Lincoln on Feb. 25, 2011. (ERIN DUERR / Lincoln Journal Star)
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