South Side Business Targeted by Protestors

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Updated: 11/07/2009 6:49 pm

The neighborhood organization known as Action was back on the street Saturday morning, targeting a business on Youngstown's south side.

Two dozen people marched one block from St. Patrick's Church to an adult book and video store on Market Street. Action members say this type of business is too close to churches and schools in the neighborhood and they want to see it closed.

"Within a few blocks of here, there are several churches and children's centers and we want to help them. We know we cannot ban adult bookstores, but we want to make sure they move to a new home," said Action coordinator, Bill Carnie.

The store's manager took pictures of the marchers as they walked past the business. Action organizers say their next march is November 19 in Warren to draw attention to the crime problems on the city's southwest side.

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