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Business

Point Breeze: Five Ways to Enjoy Point Breeze

June 13, 2018Tracie Thompson and

Coffee shops and barber shops that double as art venues, an outdoor eatery with a sardine can hanging from the side of the restaurant, murals scattered along the sides of buildings and city views worth

Germantown

West Oak Lane: Local Shop Invested in Youth

May 30, 2012

Tucked away on the corner of 6600 Gratz St. is Zafir’s Barber Shop. This shop opened in April 2011, making it a new place right off Ogontz Avenue. Head barber Zafir Khalilulahh, 56, has been

Fashion

Feltonville: Stylistic Hair Salon Boasts a Traditional Feel and Artistic Styles

June 2, 2011

Some people want nothing more than to find an old-fashioned barber shop–the type of barber shop where everyone knows each other on a first-name basis and feels right at home. The sound of clippers buzzing

Hunting Park

Hunting Park: Need A Haircut? There Are Plenty of Barbers

April 15, 2011

While walking the streets, it is hard to miss all the barber shops and salons. On North Fifth Street one of the busier streets in the area, you can find numerous barber shops and unisex

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