The unconventional, 10,000-square-foot salon operates with roughly 400 independent contractors and serves hundreds of ...

Standing out in the Columbus hair braiding industry became even more important during the pandemic when spending hours in close contact with clients risked COVID-19 exposure. Hair braiding shop owner ...

Fast-forward a few years and a pandemic pivot later. That vision of merging the culture of African hair braiding with the aesthetic and an experience that pours back into you has fully come to life — ...

At Nadine’s Hair Braiding, located in suburban Maryland, customers can walk in at 2 p.m. or 2 a.m. and find a stylist.

Nadine Djuiko braids extensions into a client’s hair with one hand and answers her phone with the other, while switching between speaking French and English as she talks to staff and customers. She’s ...