Hair Salon

A hair salon on Ritchie Highway was robbed of $195 in cash and checks Monday morning after someone smashed the store's front window, police said.At 5:18 a.m., an officer noticed that the front window of A New You hair salon, 7400 Ritchie Highway, had been smashed. No evidence indicated how the window was broken, police said.The burglar took money from a cash register and rifled through some desk drawers, police said. Nothing else in the store was disturbed.

Editor: On the evening of Nov. 16, Patterson Mill Middle High School PTSA sponsored its sixth annual PTSA Bingo. This event is our PTSA's primary fundraiser, funding activities and programs for both Middle School and High School students and faculty. Without a tremendous amount of help, this event would not be possible. Therefore, Sue Parks and Renee Guerassio, on behalf of the PMMHS PTSA  would like to say a tremendous THANK YOU to the following businesses, organizations and families for their generous donations and support: Arbonne; Applebee's; Arena Club; Aruba Tanning Salon; Back to the Racks; The Baltimore Orioles; The Baltimore Ravens; Barnes & Noble; Bath and Body Works; Bel Air Athletic Club; Billiards Bar and Grill; Chick-Fil-A; Chili's; Classic Snacks - Jay Lloyd; Carol Benson and Family; Coffee Coffee; Dawn Markovic; The Deane Grandparents; Dunkin Donuts; Edible Arrangements; Edna Engle; Einstein Brothers Bagels; Famous Dave's; Firestone - Edgewood; Five Guys; Flowers by Lucy; Fortunato's; Friendly's; Friendship Wine & Liquors; Girlee Gurlz; Angles Hair Team; Dark Horse; Duclaw's; Italian Sensations; Hair Cuttery; Harford County Office of Drug Control Policy; Jiffy Lube; Kathy Yokemick; The Lloyd Family; Looney's Pub; Mary Margaret Jacobs and Family; Mastercuts; McComas Funeral Home; McDonalds; Meryl Norman - Dawn Markovic; Michael Bogner and Family; Michele Deane and Family; Michelle Kennedy; The Mill; M&J Complete Auto Care; Outback Steakhouse;...

The owners of a Columbia hair salon filed a $5.5 million lawsuit against a former employee, contending that they were defamed by her allegations that they fired her because she had an abortion.Robin George Davidson and his wife, Patrice Davidson, filed the countersuit in Howard Circuit Court earlier this month in response to the woman's lawsuit in which she is seeking nearly $4 million in damages from them.The Davidsons say the case has unfairly put them and their private beliefs into the public eye. They said the lawsuit has "mischaracterized" them and falsely affiliated them with the anti-abortion movement.

A 35-year-old man faces life plus nearly 50 years in prison after being convicted of attempted murder for forcing the owner of a Northeast Baltimore hair salon to kneel on a bathroom floor and shooting her at least twice in the head during a robbery. Malcolm Anthony Pulliam is scheduled to be sentenced April 5. A jury found him guilty of five charges — including gun violations — related to the May 4, 2010, shooting inside the Blessed Productions Hair Salon in the 6600 block of Belair Road.

WASHINGTON -- Republicans are shearing one of the long-standing perks in the House: taxpayer-subsidized beauty and barber shops.The House's chief administrator was told yesterday to shut down the two enterprises and bring in private contractors to do the job."We want to make sure that the beauty and barber shops stop losing taxpayers' money," said Rep. Bill Thomas, a California Republican who is chairman of the House Oversight Committee.For decades, House members and staff -- and even a few news reporters -- have availed themselves of the haircutting and styling services that are heavily subsidized by taxpayers.

As detectives continue to search for burglars who vandalized a Brooklyn Park hair salon with racist messages and symbols, the shop's owner said she expects not to reopen for two months. Investigators from the Anne Arundel County Fire Department were there Monday, asked by county police to identify what may be gasoline or other flammable liquid used to soak the Heavenly Hands Unisex Salon over the weekend. "Everything is so saturated. The chairs are saturated with the gasoline," owner Sharanda Brown said Monday, noting it would take at least a week to begin figuring out what in the salon is too soaked or fume-laden to be salvaged.

Voting is live for Ultimate Baltimore Blowout! The following categories — spa, hair salon, bakery, gym and car wash — are for the best services. Voting ends 5 p.m. May 25. The poll is set up for one vote per I.P. address per day. Any questions/comments/requests for rules should be sent to contests@bthesite.com .          

There were twice as many stylists working as on a usual Sunday and every seat was taken, with pre-teens getting their curly locks blown straight and toddlers getting their hair trimmed, too distracted to cry as they watched Elmo DVDs. The phone had been ringing nonstop, not including the half-dozen messages waiting when she arrived. It was barely 11 a.m. yesterday, about the time Marci Messick opens her children's hair salon in Pikesville on a typical Sunday. But this was no typical Sunday.

Editor: On the evening of Nov. 16, Patterson Mill Middle High School PTSA sponsored its sixth annual PTSA Bingo. This event is our PTSA's primary fundraiser, funding activities and programs for both Middle School and High School students and faculty. Without a tremendous amount of help, this event would not be possible. Therefore, Sue Parks and Renee Guerassio, on behalf of the PMMHS PTSA  would like to say a tremendous THANK YOU to the following businesses, organizations and families for their generous donations and support: Arbonne; Applebee's; Arena Club; Aruba Tanning Salon; Back to the Racks; The Baltimore Orioles; The Baltimore Ravens; Barnes & Noble; Bath and Body Works; Bel Air Athletic Club; Billiards Bar and Grill; Chick-Fil-A; Chili's; Classic Snacks - Jay Lloyd; Carol Benson and Family; Coffee Coffee; Dawn Markovic; The Deane Grandparents; Dunkin Donuts; Edible Arrangements; Edna Engle; Einstein Brothers Bagels; Famous Dave's; Firestone - Edgewood; Five Guys; Flowers by Lucy; Fortunato's; Friendly's; Friendship Wine & Liquors; Girlee Gurlz; Angles Hair Team; Dark Horse; Duclaw's; Italian Sensations; Hair Cuttery; Harford County Office of Drug Control Policy; Jiffy Lube; Kathy Yokemick; The Lloyd Family; Looney's Pub; Mary Margaret Jacobs and Family; Mastercuts; McComas Funeral Home; McDonalds; Meryl Norman - Dawn Markovic; Michael Bogner and Family; Michele Deane and Family; Michelle Kennedy; The Mill; M&J Complete Auto Care; Outback Steakhouse;...

Calabria Hair Salon picks new managerDora Osterfeld has been chosen salon manager for the Calabria Hair Salon in Annapolis.Previously with Ludwigs Hair Salon in Annapolis, Ms. Osterfeld has more than 14 years of experience in hair design.The salon also recently welcomed two other new employees, Nancy Hall and Jackie Newcastle.Ms. Hall, previously with Nails of Excellence in Annapolis, has joined the Calabria Hair Salon in Annapolis as a qualified nail technician.With 11 years of experience, Ms. Hall specializes in sculpture nails, manicure and pedicure.

Voting is live for Ultimate Baltimore Blowout! The following categories — spa, hair salon, bakery, gym and car wash — are for the best services. Voting ends 5 p.m. May 25. The poll is set up for one vote per I.P. address per day. Any questions/comments/requests for rules should be sent to contests@bthesite.com .          

William F. Fritz, a World War II veteran who owned and operated a well-known Pikesville hair salon for more than 50 years, died Wednesday of kidney failure at Gilchrist Hospice Care. He was 85. Born and raised in Baltimore, Mr. Fritz was a 1943 graduate of Patterson High School. During World War II, he enlisted in the Marine Corps and served in the South Pacific, attaining the rank of corporal. After the war, he returned to Baltimore, where he planned to become a barber until two uncles persuaded him to become a hairstylist instead.

Suzana Pesa was disgusted by the images of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that she saw on television. She jumped on the Internet and was soon linked to a Facebook effort to gather hair clippings from local salons to make hair booms to soak up the waves of black, greasy gook. "When it happened, I was really upset," said Pesa, a dental assistant living in Mount Vernon. "I was looking for anything I could do to help." In two weeks, Pesa gathered two garbage bags filled with hair clippings from 10 salons in Baltimore.

As detectives continue to search for burglars who vandalized a Brooklyn Park hair salon with racist messages and symbols, the shop's owner said she expects not to reopen for two months. Investigators from the Anne Arundel County Fire Department were there Monday, asked by county police to identify what may be gasoline or other flammable liquid used to soak the Heavenly Hands Unisex Salon over the weekend. "Everything is so saturated. The chairs are saturated with the gasoline," owner Sharanda Brown said Monday, noting it would take at least a week to begin figuring out what in the salon is too soaked or fume-laden to be salvaged.

When Natalie Joy Johnson strides on stage at the Hippodrome on Tuesday for the opening night of Legally Blonde: The Musical, she will be channeling inspiration from a rather unlikely spot - the Hair Studio, a lavender-walled salon in an unassuming strip mall in Arbutus. For more than three decades, Johnson's mother and aunt have cut hair at the cozy salon while talking their clients through love, loss and shades of lipstick. As a teenager, Johnson worked here on weekends, sweeping up snipped strands, rinsing perms and answering phones.

There were twice as many stylists working as on a usual Sunday and every seat was taken, with pre-teens getting their curly locks blown straight and toddlers getting their hair trimmed, too distracted to cry as they watched Elmo DVDs. The phone had been ringing nonstop, not including the half-dozen messages waiting when she arrived. It was barely 11 a.m. yesterday, about the time Marci Messick opens her children's hair salon in Pikesville on a typical Sunday. But this was no typical Sunday.

A 22-year-old Hanover man told Annapolis police Sunday that he was struck in the leg by an object outside a city fast-food restaurant last week.Lizerra Melon Wideman of the first block of Briars Knoll Way said he was walking out of the McDonald's at 1941 West St. about 8 p.m. Aug. 3 when he heard a popping sound and felt a stinging sensation in his leg. He pulled up his pants and saw blood.Mr. Wideman didn't report the incident until Sunday, when the wound became infected, police said. He was treated at North Arundel Hospital and released.

A 35-year-old man faces life plus nearly 50 years in prison after being convicted of attempted murder for forcing the owner of a Northeast Baltimore hair salon to kneel on a bathroom floor and shooting her at least twice in the head during a robbery. Malcolm Anthony Pulliam is scheduled to be sentenced April 5. A jury found him guilty of five charges — including gun violations — related to the May 4, 2010, shooting inside the Blessed Productions Hair Salon in the 6600 block of Belair Road.

It's Saturday morning in any neighborhood hair salon. Dryers are whirring, curling irons steaming. Amid the machinery, women are gathered - talking, laughing, gossiping, and at times maybe even crying. There are rollers and bobby pins, yes, but more importantly, there's intimacy here. And comfort. The neighborhood beauty shop is a place where stories are told - which is what makes it a perfect setting for a movie. Over the years, many filmmakers have picked up on this notion and set their movies in or around the goings-on in beauty salons.

Teenager is charged as adult with murder A 15-year-old boy has been arrested and charged as an adult with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a man during a robbery nearly two months ago at a Walbrook hair salon, Baltimore police said. Kemoni Sterrett of the 3400 block of Bateman Ave. in Windsor Hills was arrested late Wednesday by members of the Regional Warrant Apprehension Task Force as he was walking about two blocks from his home. Sterrett also was charged with armed robbery, theft and using a handgun in the commission of a felony.