Venus News

bookstores

219 South Main Street

319-753-5455

 
Is This Your Business?
 

Has a good selection of straight and gay tapes and magazines. Staff is very unobtrusive. Arcade has 4 booths.
Crowd: Gay, bi, straight, some couples.

Who's Coming

Gay, bi, straight, some couples.

Cross street: Division Street
  • Crowd:Gay, bi, straight, some couples.
  • Hours:Monday to Wednesday, 8 am to midnite, rest of the week is 23 hours.
    Best times: 3 pm to 6 pm, and late nights.
    Dates open: Monday to Wednesday, 8 am to midnite, rest of the week is 23 hours.
  • Cruising Info/ Tips:Study movie titles, watch others as they enter. If they enter a booth with a hole, try your luck. Some blatantly cruise the booths, checking the holes.
    Cruisiest Spots: Movie Arcade.
  • Wheelchair Accessible:No
  • Warnings:The only real peeve is booth cleanliness, which suffers at times. There are also a couple of trolls once in a while who do not understand.
    Warnings: There have been no problems, police leave the place alone.
 
whos coming to Venus News
 
 
  • That place is gone and the building with it.

    Commented on 4/5/2009 10:45:47 AM

     
  • VENUS NEWS should be deleted rom this list, it hasn't been open for about 2 years> it closed and moved to whAt is now RISQUE iv

    Commented on 7/27/2008 7:25:42 AM

     
  • Hey guys,

    Posts indicate that this location is no longer open.

    Ed,
    cruise Editor

    Commented on 1/2/2008 10:28:10 AM

     
  • venus news or risques is this place still open ? I have not been to burlington in more than a year and was shocked to hear of the changes. Please advise as I was planning a fall trip in this area and planned to stop at the venus news.

    Commented on 10/22/2007 8:59:28 AM

     
  • THIS PLACE IS NO LONGER OPEN

    Commented on 3/18/2007 8:33:05 AM

     
  • This location closed the first of the month. They moved to West Burlington. See the listing for Risques IV.

    Commented on 11/20/2006 1:31:44 AM

     
  • are the hours the same?

    Commented on 11/8/2006 12:27:53 PM

     
  • Venus News is now open, they didn't change their name as was previously posted, It's still Venus News.
    The arcade has 10 booths and 4 prevue booths. They do not have any holes, sorry to say. Its a new building and alot nicer than the old one down town. see you all there.

    Commented on 11/7/2006 12:54:49 PM

     
  • the arcade is now closed until November 3rd as they are moving to a new location next friday nov 3. the new address is 421 Dry Creek Aveenue, WEst Burlington, Iowa. Its across the street from GEneral Electirc factory. This is an all new building. they will open nov3 in the morning.
    From the looks of the flyer that I have the Name will be changed too. It will be RISQUES IV

    Commented on 10/27/2006 1:46:35 AM

     
 
 
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