Store “Too Hot” For Foley

A new adult gift store is the first thing drivers on Highway 59 see when they get to Foley. The video store, located near the Foley Beach Express, is hard to miss with its oversized yellow signs and provocative window displays. Several business owners located near the store don't like their new neighbor.

"It wouldn't hurt my feelings if they moved," says Darrell Allen. Allen runs a custom cabinet shop near the adult video store. "Everybody has a right to make money but the image of that business doesn't project well."

Homeowners in the Aspen Creek subdivision right behind the adult gift store are also concerned.

"It's a disgrace," says Patricia Weeks. "That place is just a few feet from my backyard. I don't like it."

Foley Mayor John Konair says he's received several complaints about the adult gift shop, but Konair says there's nothing he can do about it. The mayor says the business is not within Foley's city limits. Konair, however, has contacted county commissioners about the issue. County commissioners tell News 5 they've contacted Baldwin County District Attorney. Commissioners want the D-A's office to make sure the adult gift shop is operating legally.