How a box truck became one of North Philly’s favorite barbershops

Dodge Danley was getting his usual, relaxing in the reclined chair while his barber, William Sanders, who goes by Siddiq, ...

Omaha Bar Is Not a Barbershop, State Barber Board Tells a Bar Named ‘Barber Shop’

The Omaha establishment changed its name this week from the Barber Shop Blackstone to the Censored Shop Blackstone in protest ...

Nebraska Speakeasy Inspired By A Barber Shop Facing Legal Battle With Actual Barbers Who Say It Breaks The Law

It's been close to a century since Americans had to rely on the speakeasies that popped up during Prohibition. However, there ...

Barbershop owner donates time to give unhoused population free haircuts

Algenis Garcia, the owner and a barber at “The Shop” on St. Paul Street, has been offering up his time to give the unhoused ...
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The Gory History of Barber Surgeons: Medieval Medicine Gone Mad

It’s no surprise that the history of medicine had a rocky and somewhat gruesome journey before reaching its current, modern state. From the earliest meddling in surgery in Classical Antiquity to the ...