Saudi women in beauty salons asked to sign employment contract
ABHA: Saudi women employed in beauty salons should be made to sign Ministry of Labor-drafted work contracts to assure them that their jobs are official, said businesswomen who attended the 10th annual conference of investors related to tailoring, beautification and décor organized by the Abha Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Let the Light Shine Brightly at Your Salon with the System Designed at New York City's Famous Minardi Salon
Internationally recognized salon professionals, Beth and Carmine Minardi, announce the launch of their breakthrough lighting system for beauty salons. The Minardi Color Perfect Lighting System produces the precise quality of light that salon pro?s need to easily create and evaluate designs, their clients expect. The Minardi?s have combined efforts with Eco-Lite Products, one of America?s most ...

Eyelash extensions are long-lasting and natural-looking
By CATHY FRISINGER Artificial eyelashes are back ? but with a definite difference. Baby Boomers will recall the eyelash trend of the ?60s. Suburban housewives would glue false eyelashes to their eyelids before going out for an evening of clinking martini glasses with their neighbors. But it was difficult to glue the false eyelashes close enough to the lashes to get them to look natural. And ...

Celebrating by giving back
Verona holds food and coat drive to help the needy

Learning to live on less
Mabel Mullett has a master?s degree. Before she retired as an administrative assistant at a school for special-needs students, she made $18,000 a year. At the time, that was plenty to live on. Photo caption: Mabel Mullett, 90, gives of her time as a volunteer at Dove?s Nest Thrift Shop at 6603 Stellhorn Road. Photo by Samuel Hoffman | The Journal Gazette

Mario Tricoci makeover complete
Updated 12/3: With over-sized scissors, Mario Tricoci made the final cut of his Salon and Day Spa's makeover in Arlington Heights Wednesday (Dec. 3). Tricoci and Co. held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the official grand re-opening after a four-month renovation of the 8,000 square-foot space, which included knocking down and rebuilding one-third of the salon.

Bay Weekly?s 2008 Holiday Guide to Gifted Giving
A year that taketh makes simple work of what to giveth. This holiday season?s advice from Bay Weekly: From local sources give the people on your list what they need and want ? for otherwise they may have to do without.

Valley Briefs: Pet photos with Santa
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Hairdresser cuts to the best parts of job
Bonnie Broeker, whose store motto is "You can't always change your circumstances, but you can change your hair!" has been helping people change their hair for 26 years.

Small luxuries make tough times easier
Gas prices may have creeped down to a less gasp-inducing number in Rapid City, but the effects of high food costs and an uneasy economy are still being felt across the country ? and close to home. But there are some luxury items that people aren?t willing to give up, no matter what the cost.

The hole truth
Body piercing is an art without accountability. But that is about to change. Tommy Dycus gleaned his earliest body-art lessons "mainly piercing myself and my buddies" with veterinary needles purchased at a feed-supply store in Sarasota.

Saudi women in beauty salons asked to sign employment contract
ABHA: Saudi women employed in beauty salons should be made to sign Ministry of Labor-drafted work contracts to assure them that their jobs are official, said businesswomen who attended the 10th annual conference of investors related to tailoring, beautification and décor organized by the Abha Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Small luxuries make tough times easier
Gas prices may have creeped down to a less gasp-inducing number in Rapid City, but the effects of high food costs and an uneasy economy are still being felt across the country ? and close to home. But there are some luxury items that people aren?t willing to give up, no matter what the cost.

Small luxuries make tough times easier
Gas prices may have creeped down to a less gasp-inducing number in Rapid City, but the effects of high food costs and an uneasy economy are still being felt across the country ? and close to home. But there are some luxury items that people aren?t willing to give up, no matter what the cost.

Small luxuries make tough times easier
Gas prices may have creeped down to a less gasp-inducing number in Rapid City, but the effects of high food costs and an uneasy economy are still being felt across the country ? and close to home. But there are some luxury items that people aren?t willing to give up, no matter what the cost.