The old barber chair in Erik Christensen's shop was around when a shave and a haircut really did cost two bits. Made by the Thos. A. Koch Company of Chicago between 1890 and 1902, it may well have ...

WYOMING — A family outing, a good cup of coffee and a conversation with a trio of local businesswomen, has prompted a barber to open a new, part-time operation in downtown Wyoming. In the past couple ...

Little boys are often terrified when they are taken for a first haircut. All those high chairs, strange men and flashing scissors. So for generations, some barbers have had special figural chairs for ...

While New York may have its fair share of niche museums, a new museum that honors the classic art of barbering is now open on the Upper West Side. The New York City Barber Museum offers a chance to ...

BUFFALO, NY - This weekend was supposed to be the big opening for a local barbershop. For weeks, the business had been awaiting the arrival of some vintage chairs special to the shop's identity. But, ...

SPRINGFIELD -- Alfonso Sarno, who has been a local barber for six decades and happens to be the father of the mayor, was happy to have a seat at MGM Springfield this week -- in a newly refurbished ...