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Newport, Kentucky, just spent $3.8 million to buy up nine key properties on Monmouth Street—including the former Brass Ass and Brass Bull strip clubs—marking a bold pivot away from its gritty past and toward a revitalized downtown. The move, aimed at boosting safety, attracting new investment, and reshaping the city’s core, effectively shuts down the adult entertainment scene on one of the city’s busiest streets. With over 1,200 police calls since 2021 and no new development in years, the city sees this as a fresh start. Mayor Tom Guidugli heralds it as a new era, while the city also locked away the trade names to prevent their return. This ends a chapter defined by nightlife, corruption, and mob ties—and opens the door to a cleaner, more vibrant future for Monmouth Street.

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