The people who sat in Roger Pilcher’s barber chair over the years were getting more than just a haircut. They were also getting a friend for life. Now, after nearly 50 years in the business, the owner ...

Our featured item for today is recognizable by any male who has had his hair cut at a barber shop. Just outside the door, spinning very slowly on its stand, is the barber pole. Except for the shop ...

HOLLY HILL, Fla. — Thieves took off with a barber shop pole Tuesday night that had been spinning outside a Holly Hill barber shop for almost 60 years. The owner, Joseph Navarra, 83, who opened the ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Friendly arguments aren’t hard to find in a barbershop, but try cutting in on a hallowed symbol — that red, white and blue pole — and it may be time to hide the scissors. Steeped in ...

HOLLY HILL — Upon arriving for work Wednesday morning at the Ridgewood Barber Shop, Kevin Sleister realized something wasn't right. Just left of the door, wires protruded from the spot where the red, ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Bozeman City Commissioner Eric Bryson was getting his hair cut at The Buckaroo when he learned ...

and owner of a beauty parlor. “They’re making a mountain out of a molehill.” As the story goes, the red on the pole signifies blood, the white stands for bandages and the blue represents veins. The ...