CHICAGO — News broke over the weekend that The Jackhammer Complex, home of The Hole bar, host of both Mr. Fetish Jackhammer and Mr. Leather 64TEN, and the Leather 64TEN leather store, is facing closure in the next month. According to a press release, the mortgage on the building has been bought by an out-of-state…
MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis leather store and community space Twin Cities Leather & Latte announced during the Twin Cities Leather contest that the store needs help to remain open. The business is the sponsor of the contest and has been open for about five years. The announcement was made at the end of the contest. They…
CINCINNATI — The Dock Nightclub, home of the Mr. Cincinnati Leather contest, announced Friday that they would be closing. The club said on their Facebook page that they would be closing soon but a date had not yet been sent. Jessica Dimon, the entertainment director, said on her Facebook page that the property had been…
[flagallery gid=105] CHICAGO — Full Kit Gear, one of Chicago’s three leather stores, celebrated its third anniversary on Thursday, Jan. 25. The anniversary was held at the store, still in the building it once shared with Man’s Country. Store Manager Kelly Stiles said that the new condo development to be built, The Renslow, will not…
WATERFORD, Mich. — The Dark Side of Kink started out as a large annual event that was created to cater to everyone in our community, not just small pockets like some of the smaller events, with 480 people attending the first event. In Michigan there are not many places to buy leather or fetish apparel, with some bars hosting pop up retailers or underwear shops. In fact if you Google leather shops in Michigan you will only find one other store currently offering fetish apparel. So Sir Jay, the current GLLA-MI Handler, decided to venture into the retail market, to make fetish apparel available to a community in need of a location to find their leather and fetish needs.
WATERFORD, Mich. — Dark Side of Kink, a new leather and fetish store, will have their grand opening this Saturday in Waterford, Mich. The store will be opening its doors for the first time to the public at 6 p.m. and will stay open until 1 a.m. DSK is located at 3109 W. Huron in…
SAN FRANCISCO — Porn producer Kink.com has been told that it has to defend itself against lawsuits from actors who say they contracted HIV on set. Courthouse News reported that Atain Specialty Insurance Company sued Peter Acworth, CEO Kink.com, and his companies in November 2015. Atain claimed has no duty to cover litigation costs related to a rash…
CHICAGO — Full Kit Gear, one of Chicago’s three leather stores, said Friday that they will remain open after the Man’s Country bathhouse closes. Full Kit has had a storefront in the building in the city’s Andersonville neighborhood since it’s opening in 2015. The bathhouse will be closing after a final part on Dec. 31,…
