Greensboro,
NC - Jeffery Inglehammer revealed Sunday that he was “less than
thrilled” to find out that yet another hair salon would be opening
in the downtown area of Elm street.
“My
friends and I all saw the shop close down, and we were really hoping
that it would be like a small organic grocery or a tapas restaurant.
Maybe, like a really cool brunch place. But, there's this.”
Do's and
Don'ts will be opening in September, and its owner, Grace Johnson, couldn't be happier.
“I've
always done my friends' hair, and they always asked me to do it. I've
never been real big on doing people's nails, but my cousin,
Jacquelyn, she does a fantastic job. So, I said, well, we can do
nails, too!”
When asked
about potential business saturation, Ms. Johnson replied, “Well, I
guess if we don't do a good job, we won't be here for too long,
right? But you have to follow your dreams, I mean, that's what they
say in school all the time, isn't it?”
Mr.
Inglehammer explained that Greensboro “really has a chance to
revitalize itself” but that it “needs to embrace higher cultural
aspirations.” Many residents are excited for the scheduled 2017
opening of the Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts and the
new Carroll at Bellemeade properties across the street from the
Grasshoppers stadium.
“We've
got a real chance to be like Asheville or some of the nicer parts of
Charlotte,” said Inglehammer, in reference to the city's new
microbreweries and coffee houses. “Now we've got regular First
Friday celebrations and Third Thursdays at the City Market. I just
don't see why we need another hair salon. There are already like,
what, four within walking distance of there?”
Mr.
Inglehammer finished by pointing out that he has several African
American friends, but that he has not brought up the topic with any
of them.
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