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Name of business: Plush Studio Owners: Pam Nichols, Kim Pittenger, Jeff Pepple and Paulette McDevitt Address: 700 Frederick St., Hagerstown Opening date: May 5, 2012 Products and services: Haircuts, hair color, foil highlighting/creative color, hairstyling, updos, relaxers, straighteners, perms, Brazilian treatments, manicures/pedicures and facial waxing. Also offered are image consulting and services for the fashion and entertainment industries.

waynesboro@herald-mail.com GREENCASTLE, Pa. - Meghan Huston looks across her new beauty salon and sees a lot that pleases her - four chairs, two sinks and three dryers. "My old salon had one chair, one sink and one dryer," said Huston, 23. Even the shop's name has changed - from Looks By Meghan to Looks By Meghan and Company, the company being her two recently-hired stylists, Megan Gallant and Heather Berger. A third stylist will come on board in late summer, Huston said.

Linda Sue Renner, owner of Universal Hair Studios, LLC at 1826 Dual Highway, Unit D Hagerstown, will host the second annual Cuttin' for Critters to benefit the Humane Society of Washington County.  The event will be Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Proceeds from haircuts and a basket raffle will be donated to the animal shelter. “I love animals and enjoy giving back to the community,” Renner said. “I do four charity events a year for different organizations. The HSWC is my first charity because I understand the importance of what they do every day. “  Raffle opportunities will be available from Thirty-One, Avon, Scentsy, Tastefully Simple, Pampered Chef, Lia, and Premier Design.

Name of business: Simply Stunning Hair Studio Owners: Jodi and Tim Whittington Address: 11806 Greencastle Pike, west of Hagerstown Opening date: May 6 Products and services: A full-service salon offering haircuts, styles, perms, color, highlights and facial waxing. Products offered include Paul Mitchell, Sebastian Collective, Sebastian Body Double, Matrix, Matrix Color and TIGI. Market area: Clear Spring, Hagerstown, Williamsport How did you get into your business, or what motivated you to start it?

Not long ago, Trevor Coblentz was a healthy toddler. A tick bite, however, changed all of that. The Cascade 3-year-old developed Rocky Mountain spotted fever, then spinal meningitis and spent May to July as a patient at Hershey (Pa.) Medical Center. He is the son of Terry and Michelle Coblentz. Trevor is fighting a brain injury as a result of the infections, Michelle Coblentz said. The staff at A Cut Above Hair Design Inc. in Boonsboro wants to help Trevor and his family by purchasing needed medical equipment and care through a fundraiser on Sunday, Nov. 15. The salon will be providing haircut services, with 100 percent of the proceeds, including tips, to be donated to this cause.

HAGERSTOWN andrews@herald-mail.com The owners of an East Washington Street salon and barber shop plan to buy a building across the street and expand their business. The building Daryl and Cynthia Morris are buying, at the corner of North Mulberry Street, has seven apartments and three commercial units. Daryl Morris said a storefront on the Mulberry Street side would become a laundromat. Morris said he and his wife bought 201-203 E. Washington St. four years ago and opened New Beginning Salon & Barber Shop on Jan. 1. Now, they'll move the shop into 200-202 E. Washington St., doubling the number of salon booths, Morris said.

By ELLEN LYON Staff Writer For Dr. Gerald Falke, a monthly manicure is a pat on the hands for a job well done. "It's sort of like pampering my hands. I figure a lot of people look at my hands because what I do is sort of a hands-on profession," said Falke, a Hagerstown podiatrist. "I think people should be kind to themselves. I consider it showing my gratitude to my hands for providing me with a good living," he said. Falke, 59, is one of a growing number of Tri-State area men who are taking advantage of services to improve their appearance - such as hair coloring, manicures and pedicures - that used to draw only women customers.

A woman stabbed herself with a fork at a North Burhans Boulevard hair and nail salon Tuesday morning, but sustained only a "few faint puncture wounds," Hagerstown Police Department Sgt. Paul Kifer said. Police were dispatched to Hair, Nails & Spa at 140 N. Burhans Blvd. at 10:11 a.m. for a reported stabbing, but later discovered with the help of a Vietnamese interpreter that it was a woman who actually had stabbed herself, he said. "It was more for show than anything," Kifer said.

Name of business : Pure Pazazz Owner: Debra Hockenberry Address: 38 W. Baltimore St., inside Blondy & Co., Funks-town Opening date: Aug. 9, 2011 Products and services: Family hair care, cuts, clipper cuts, razor cuts, color, foil hi-lites/low-lites, perms, manicures, pedicures, special-occasion styles and roller sets. Market area: Clients who are looking for a dependable stylist who listens to their needs and offers excellent results at competitive prices.

Francisco Silva's smile was beaming Thursday afternoon as he talked about his new business location on North Potomac Street in downtown Hagerstown. “I wanted to come downtown; more busy, more traffic,” said Silva, owner of Kerry's Hair and Day Spa at 35 N. Potomac St. “That way I can build my salon and also my stylists.” Attended by numerous city officials and a representative from U.S. Congressman John Delaney's office, a grand opening and ribbon-cutting event was held to officially welcome the City Center business, which was transplanted from Silva's former location on East Franklin Street.

Francisco Silva's smile was beaming Thursday afternoon as he talked about his new business location on North Potomac Street in downtown Hagerstown. “I wanted to come downtown; more busy, more traffic,” said Silva, owner of Kerry's Hair and Day Spa at 35 N. Potomac St. “That way I can build my salon and also my stylists.” Attended by numerous city officials and a representative from U.S. Congressman John Delaney's office, a grand opening and ribbon-cutting event was held to officially welcome the City Center business, which was transplanted from Silva's former location on East Franklin Street.

Brent Borreson could be spending the night partying with Sting. But instead of attending a celebration with the rock star on Saturday, April 13, he'll be in Hagerstown raising money to fight breast cancer. Borreson, a Redken global artist, will be the creative force behind An Evening of Hope-Fashion for a Cure, a hair-inspired event benefiting Breast Cancer Awareness-Cumberland Valley. The show is being sponsored by Bella Salon & Spa of Hagerstown, in partnership with The Maryland Theatre, where the fundraiser will be held.

It's nighttime on the fabled Outer Banks of North Carolina and a stretch of road from Frisco to Hatteras is swathed in darkness. A few yards from the asphalt are sea oats, sand dunes and half-buried wood-and-wire fences. But in these late hours, nothing is visible. During the day, soft clouds burn pink above the water and, in certain spots, wild mustangs graze on sea grass. This narrow band of sand known as the Outer Banks is a place of serenity and natural beauty - the kind of setting that beckons artists and photographers.

Linda Sue Renner, owner of Universal Hair Studios, LLC at 1826 Dual Highway, Unit D Hagerstown, will host the second annual Cuttin' for Critters to benefit the Humane Society of Washington County.  The event will be Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Proceeds from haircuts and a basket raffle will be donated to the animal shelter. “I love animals and enjoy giving back to the community,” Renner said. “I do four charity events a year for different organizations. The HSWC is my first charity because I understand the importance of what they do every day. “  Raffle opportunities will be available from Thirty-One, Avon, Scentsy, Tastefully Simple, Pampered Chef, Lia, and Premier Design.

Name of business: Plush Studio Owners: Pam Nichols, Kim Pittenger, Jeff Pepple and Paulette McDevitt Address: 700 Frederick St., Hagerstown Opening date: May 5, 2012 Products and services: Haircuts, hair color, foil highlighting/creative color, hairstyling, updos, relaxers, straighteners, perms, Brazilian treatments, manicures/pedicures and facial waxing. Also offered are image consulting and services for the fashion and entertainment industries.

An advanced Bioelements class was conducted recently on lactic and glycolic facial peels at Bella Salon and Spa, 1691 Langley Drive in Hagerstown. For more information, call 301-665-1060.

Good morning, dear friends. I trust that your Thanksgiving holiday was blessed. A plentiful amount of food and family were enjoyed and cherished. Christmas decorations are up and shining.   Get your outside decorations up in the next two weeks so that you are ready for Olde Tyme Christmas on Friday, Dec. 9.  Residents in town should have found luminaria kits dropped off at their homes over the weekend. Instructions for setup and use are included in the bags. Olde Tyme Christmas runs from 6 to 9 p.m., so be sure to have the candles set up and glowing by 6 p.m. Salon raises $1,100 for shelter Linda Sue Renner, owner of Universal Hair Studios, LLC hosted Cuttin' for Critters, a benefit for the Humane Society of Washington County.

Name of business : Pure Pazazz Owner: Debra Hockenberry Address: 38 W. Baltimore St., inside Blondy & Co., Funks-town Opening date: Aug. 9, 2011 Products and services: Family hair care, cuts, clipper cuts, razor cuts, color, foil hi-lites/low-lites, perms, manicures, pedicures, special-occasion styles and roller sets. Market area: Clients who are looking for a dependable stylist who listens to their needs and offers excellent results at competitive prices.

The Washington County Museum of Fine Arts in Hagerstown announces the call for entries for its 79th Annual Cumberland Valley Photographic Salon, a juried photography exhibition open to both professional and amateur photographers. The juror will be Bruce Katsiff. More than $1,000 in prizes is available. All entries must be received by 4 p.m., Friday, Dec. 2. Judging takes place in December, and the show will open on Feb. 12. Entrants may submit up to four unframed photographs, each mounted on a 16-inch-by-20-inch rigid board.