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Breastfeeding Support Service
Classes are held for five weeks on a weeknight from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. and are offered in both English and Spanish.
For registration and fee information, contact Kaye Brownlee, BSSW, LCCE, Health Educator, at (828) 694-6066.
To register, contact Kaye Brownlee, BSSW, LCCE, Health Educator, at (828) 694-6066.
The Department of Public Health is also a resource for assisting parents in locating free or reduced price infant and booster seats.
KidFit is a weight management program for children and teens ages 2-18 years of age. Individual nutrition counseling services are provided at the Henderson County Department of Public Health by a registered dietitian. Families are taught to make healthy choices through interactive lessons and encouraged to participate in daily physical activity. Please read the bilingual KidFit brochure on our Publications page.
To participate in the program, contact your child's doctor, school nurse, or Amy McCall at (828) 694-6029 at the Henderson County Department of Public Health. We must receive a referral from your child's health care provider prior to starting the program. Referrals may be faxed to (828) 694-1600.
Check with your insurance company for dietitian counseling coverage. The program is covered by Medicaid; discounted services are available by providing annual gross income and number of persons in the household.
Our priority is to serve your child; no child will be denied services because of inability to pay.
Smoking Cessation
Quitline Brochure English | Spanish
Smoking Cessation Clinic
The Free Clinics
Park Ridge Health
Local and Regional Resources
Have you ever wondered how to find help or a community service for yourself or someone in need? Simply dial 2-1-1 from your home, office or cell phone, any time 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to learn about vital services in your community. This call is free, confidential and available in any language.
United Way's 2-1-1 of Western North Carolina is a local community service information line.
Aging Well Learning Network
This site seeks to serve older adults, caregivers, and professionals in the field of aging throughout Buncombe, Madison, Henderson, Transylvania Counties in Western North Carolina.
Blue Ridge Community Health Services is located at 64E & Howard Gap Road or 2579 Chimney Rock Road in Hendersonville. Call (828) 692-4289 to learn more about their services.
Children & Family Resource Center
The Children & Family Resource Center promotes the well being of children as it advocates for them and their families, facilitates coordination and collaboration among children's programs, and provides services and resources for children and their families. See their resource Agencies Serving Youth in Henderson County.
Community Resources for Health & Wellness
This brochure is a list of local resources for health and wellness needs.
El Centro of Henderson County
The mission of El Centro is to create a more inclusive community for Latinos by providing unique services, developing grassroots leaders, and working together to access community resources.
Girls on the Run
Meeting twice a week in small teams of 8-20 girls, we teach life skills through fun, engaging lessons that celebrate the joy of movement through running.This character-development program for pre-adolescent girls (3rd-8th grades) strengthens girls physically, emotionally, and socially in preparation to face the upcoming pressures of adolescence.The program is offered on a sliding scale starting at $15, and no girl is turned away for inability to pay.
Henderson County Public Schools Migrant Education Program
This program is designed to improve educational opportunities for migrant children who change schools frequently and often miss school due to their parents' transient work in agriculture. The staff works in close partnership with schools, parents, health and social service agencies, and the community at large to identify and serve migrant families. The program offers academic support and addresses family needs. It is free and confidential.
HopeRx is a community-based prescription drug abuse initiative centered on education, prevention and treatment. Naloxone is a life-saving drug that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose when given in time. Naloxone Nasal Spray Kits are available with a prescription to those at risk of overdose and for family members who have a loved one at risk. Call The Free Clinics at (828) 697-8453.
It's OK to Ask addresses youth suicide prevention. Videos on the site were created by North Carolina students.
Medication Disposal: the Henderson County Sheriff's Department collects medications in their Unwanted, Unused, Expired Medication Collection Program. Read this brochure to learn how to dispose of unwanted, unused or expired medication safely.
NC Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Help Line
1-800-737-3028 A toll-free help line for parents and professionals with children and youth who have special health care needs or send an email to: firstname.lastname@example.com
Referral Flow Chart for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs
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NC Health Info, a service of the UNC Health Sciences Library, offers access to web sites of health and medical information and local health services serving North Carolina residents.
Pardee Hospital can be reached at (828) 696-1000. The hospital is located at 800 North Justice Street.
Park Ridge Health is located at 100 Hospital Drive in Hendersonville. Call (828) 684-8501 to learn more about Park Ridge Health.
Safelight is a nonprofit agency that provides support for victims of interpersonal violence, sexual assault and child abuse. Call For Help: (828) 693-3840 - 24 hours a day - 7 days a week.
Safe Surrender—What you know about North Carolina's Safe Surrender Law could save a life. This law allows an overwhelmed parent to surrender a newborn up to 7 days old to a responsible adult and walk away. Call 1-800-FOR-BABY. In an emergency, call 911.
Smart Start of Henderson County believes that every child's future begins at birth. Smart Start is an early education initiative created to ensure that all young children enter school healthy and ready to succeed.
Smoky Mountain LME/MCO is for anyone in western North Carolina who would like more information about finding mental health services or who needs help in a mental health or addiction crisis. Call Smoky Mountain LME/MCO for free, 24 hours a day, at 1-800-849-6127.
Spirit of Women is a national designation that refers to the hospital's commitment to provide exclusive programming that engages physicians and women—the spirited influencers of healthcare choices—through inspiring experiences, events, education and communications. Pardee Hospital holds this designation in Henderson County.
St. Gerard House - Autism Spectrum Disorder
St. Gerard House, a non-profit serving families facing autism, offers evidence-based treatment for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), learning disabilities, developmental delays and behavioral health needs. In addition, we provide training, consultation, and support for families, educators, institutions, and any others involved with the treatment or care of these individuals. Our services are available to families and professionals in Western North Carolina. Call (828) 693-4223 for more information.
The Dolly Parton Imagination Library and Smart Start of Henderson County offer a program that mails new, age-appropriate books to enrolled Henderson County children every month. Books are free for children birth to five years. Reading is essential to school success, and you can help your child get ready to read.
The Free Clinics (TFC) enhances the Henderson County healthcare system to ensure the accessibility of quality healthcare for uninsured, low-income clients. TFC works with volunteers and partnering healthcare providers to provide healthcare, prevention, education, medication access, and case management services, including specialty referrals.
|5-2-1-Almost None! stands for 5 servings of fruits and vegetables per day; 2 hours or less of screen time per day; 1 hour of physical activity per day; and almost none sugared beverages per day. WNC Healthy Kids advocates that we commit to using 5-2-1-Almost None! to organize and strengthen efforts for reducing childhood obesity.
WNC Healthy Impact is a partnership between hospitals and health departments in western North Carolina to improve community health.
Youth Mental Health First Aid is a program for adults who want to help youth with mental health challenges. Smoky Mountain LME/ MCO (Local Management Entity/Managed Care Organization) offers community trainings for Youth Mental Health First Aid and Adult Mental Health First Aid at least once each year in our county. Please contact Michelle Tyler with the Smoky Mountain Community Collaboration Department. Call 1-800893-6246 x 5125 or visit the Smoky Calendar of Events at www.smokymountaincenter.com.
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Brewers bring back Tyler Thornburg to bolster bullpen
Pittsburgh — The Brewers were forced to make another roster move after they experienced yet another short start in their 10-3 loss Friday night to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Right-hander Johnny Hellweg lasted just 12/3 innings in his MLB debut, so the Brewers brought right-hander Tyler Thornburg back from Nashville to lengthen their bullpen.
To make room on the roster, the Brewers returned outfielder Caleb Gindl to Nashville.
"It's tough," Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said. "We need some innings. And with those guys not being able to go deep in games it shortens that bullpen a lot. Now we've got to worry about (Saturday)."
Thornburg pitched four scoreless innings in relief during his last stint with the Brewers.
Earlier Friday, the Brewers returned right-hander Hiram Burgos to Nashville when he came off the disabled list, a move that gave a little bit more clarity to the end of the Brewers' rotation.
"I think so," Roenicke said. "I think with these couple of spots we're still trying to figure out who it's going to be. When we get (Alfredo) Figaro back healthy and (Marco) Estrada back healthy, we've got some questions on what we're going to do."
Figaro, on the 15-day disabled list with a right oblique strain, began rehab Friday in Arizona. Estrada has been on the 15-day DL since June 5 with a strained left hamstring. He made one rehab start at Class A Wisconsin and also began rehab Friday in Arizona.
Meanwhile right-hander Donovan Hand, who was a long reliever, will get his second career start Saturday against the Pirates. But because the Brewers cannot expect more than four or five innings from Hand, they needed another arm for Saturday.
"I like what I've seen so far and looking forward to what (Hand) can do tomorrow," Roenicke said. "He should be stretched out a little more."
Gomez returns: Centerfielder Carlos Gomez, who sprained his shoulder in the previous home stand, returned to the lineup Friday night.
Gomez had two hits in five at-bats and looked comfortable at the plate.
"The first couple of at-bats were great," Roenicke said. "I think he's fine. We'll see how he comes out of it tomorrow, see how sore he is. He looked good."
Braun remains inactive: Leftfielder Ryan Braun, on the disabled list since June 14 with a bad right hand, is still unable to swing a bat, Roenicke said.

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Welcome to Sumner County, Tennessee! Sumner County is located just north of Nashville, Tennessee, and it runs north to the Kentucky border. Sumner County is a great place to live, to work or to visit. We have summarized many of the important web sites that will help you explore Sumner County. Just click on the links below!
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New Web Site for Gallatin
This web site contains a wealth of information about Gallatin, Tennessee.
Sumner County Government
The official web site of Sumner County, Tennessee.
Red Barn Winery & Vineyards
Located right next door to Sumner County in Macon County. A great place for a drive in the country!
This is the official community web site for Portland, Tennessee. This web site contains a wealth of information about Portland, "Home of the Strawberry Festival."
This web site contains a wealth of information about Hendersonville, Tennessee, "The City by the Lake."
The official web site of the Town of Westmoreland, Tennessee. This web site contains a wealth of information about Westmoreland.
White House
This web site contains a wealth of information about White House, Tennessee.
Sumner County Clerk's Office
Official site of the Sumner County Clerk's office which hand\les, car registration, car tags, business licenses, marriage licenses, etc.
Geographic Information System
Online GIS maps from the Property Assessor's Office. Voting districts, major roads, lakes, streets, ponds, zoning, flood plains, topo, population density, shaded relief, etc.
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Freedom Farm Animal Sanctuary
FFAS is a 501(c )(3) non-profit organization dedicated to rescuing abused, abandoned and neglected animals in middle Tennessee. The animals taken in by FFAS are checked by a veterinarian, vaccinated, spayed or neutered and then placed in our adoption program and housed by a volunteer foster parent. We are committed to long-term care and placement of all animals that come into Freedom Farm. Therefore, we do not euthanize as a means of population control or to make room for new animals.
Tennessee Highway 52
Tourist Trail
This site lists all of the tourist attractions along Tennessee Highway 52 in Macon County and northern Sumner County.
Sumner County Tourism
The official web site of the Sumner County Convention and Visitors Bureau.
The Mid-Cumberland Human Resources Agency operates a regional transit van system providing public transportation to residents of 12 counties.
Animal Resource Web Site
Sumner County Animal Web Site Darrel Johnston, a volunteer for various animal shelters and groups in Sumner County, has just started a new web site. Darrel writes, "The site is a public information resource for animal organizations and events in Sumner County, and I believe it will benefit both the county and the animal groups."
Forward Sumner
The economic development agency for Sumner County, Tennessee.
Sumner County Archives
The Sumner County Archives is the official depository for the records of Sumner County and also the official research center for the county. We are a department of the Sumner County government.
Sumner County Pupil Transportation
The official web site of the Sumner County Pupil Transportation Department. Find out school bus schedules and attendance zones for Sumner County Schools.
Leadership Sumner
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Sumner County Sheriff's Office
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Sumner County Schools
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Sumner County EMS
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Habitat for Humanity of Sumner County
Building affordable housing for Sumner County residents.
Sumner County Election Commission
The official web site of the Sumner County Election Commission which handles voter registration.
Sumner County Register of Deeds
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Sumner County Registrar of Voters
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Moreover, I wonder what this plan includes? So far all we as fans have heard is that we are actively pursuing Drew Henson, a quarterback who hasn?t played organized football for what will have been four seasons and then only through approximately half-a-season with no "big games" and while prior to that only having taken a full season worth of snaps in high school in 1997. I suppose this is part of that plan.
As well, Mularkey is currently assessing whether or not Reuben Brown fits into the team's "plans" as a player. What on earth is to assess and consider? Without Reuben Brown, an issue-laden offensive line drops to a 2 on a 1-to-10 scale and leaves the current OL in absolute shambles and totally unviable!
Sure, freeing up $1.8 million brings some cash, but getting the level of play that Brown has brought to the table will surely cost that plus or minus a little. The Bills certainly are not going to realize that level of play from another player like Tucker who would be earning an average of just over a million dollars if he were to start there this year. Brown has not played to the level that he has been getting compensated, but he has certainly played to the level of a $1.8 million guard to be sure.
Releasing him would also remove what precious little chemistry and continuity remains at the interior offensive line and therefore the line in general. If releasing Brown were to free up $3 or 4 million then his release would be perfectly understandable. Following this upcoming season it may be worth revisiting pending his play at age 32.
Last season it took six games for the line to reestablish some chemistry after replacing a well-playing Marques Sullivan from the season prior with Mike Pucillo to start the season. When Pucillo got hurt, that chemistry took another hit and dropoff in talent with the introduction of Ross Tucker to fill in for Pucillo. That chemistry was never reestablished last season with Tucker in there.
Reuben Brown has taken his lumps for consistently making the Pro Bowl when his play to those who have seen him play has clearly not been at a Pro Bowl level. He is appropriately lambasted for his "one a game" holding and illegal procedure calls which seemingly occur at the most inopportune times. Yet, he is an anchor on the Bills? offensive line and perhaps whatever little glue there is that holds this unit together. Furthermore, he has openly expressed an interest in remaining in Buffalo and is an altogether stand-up good guy and a fan favorite! So what is the consideration?
He was chastised by the organization last season for stepping up and criticizing some of the most bumbling play-calling, coaching, and poor and heartless play in the history of the organization when exactly that should have occurred by some of the players at midseason, not in week 16. In the absence of any fortitude and leadership from Tom Donahoe, Greg Williams, or Kevin Gilbride on a team without a head or any gumption, Brown stepped up to fill the void and did what any person sick of sitting down for the folly of last season would have done, namely step up and be vocal about it. For this, his value and worth to the team is being evaluated? I am not sure that the Bills are deserving of Brown's winning attitude and concern to be competitive! I can certainly feel his pain in trying to pass block for Bledsoe.
Again, releasing Brown results in a cap gain of nearly $2 million which for a similar level of play would be required to sign a replacement. Again, what would be the cost of such an enormous disruption in chemistry and continuity be however? This is a concept that seems to elude Tom Donahoe altogether. As well, releasing Brown would leave the team with Pucillo, Teague, Tucker, Sullivan, and Sobieski as the interior linemen to choose from barring signings in free agency or a guard or center taken with the 13th pick overall in this draft. Sullivan was replaced by Pucillo last season, Sobieski has never started a game in the NFL and was a backup at Iowa, and Tucker, Teague, and Pucillo all have significant issues regarding their play and none have demonstrated that they can play as well as Brown has played.
Salary cap aside, if Reuben Brown does not "fit into the plans of the Bills", then I am quite curious as to what type of linemen the Bills are seeking and more specifially, exactly what those "plans" entail!
John Guy, the Bills? Director of Pro Personnel indicates that "Our plan in free agency comes from Tom Donahoe?" Boy Howdy! Is this supposed to excite anyone? We are talking about the same Tom Donahoe who has almost completely ignored the plight of the lines entirely last offseason in spite of glaring questions and issues there. We are talking about the same Tom Donahoe who smugly insists that he and incoming coach Mularkey along with accompanying staff can do what Bill Parcells and Bill Belichick could not do, namely "revive Drew Bledsoe", aren?t we? We are talking about the same Tom Donahoe who cut of Coy Wire's development as a 4th round draft pick by paying Milloy nearly ten times as much with only marginally improved results? If anyone wants to know why the line is in such dire disarray at present all they have to do is to look at the "plan" from last offseason.
And we are talking about the same Tom Donahoe who is now considering expending even greater resources on a quarterback who if lucky will amount to anything and without question and barring a minor miracle would not help this club until at least 2006? The same Donahoe who will presumably go to any length to make sure his personal choice at quarterback succeeds whether that is in the best interests of the team overall or not? Somehow I am not getting all jittery with anticipation here. The word "disaster" comes to mind however.
Correcting the poor play of the Bills is not an exercise that only a handful of general managers and high level NFL officials can accomplish. It is largely a very simple exercise in common sense, logic, and reason. If the failures of the past few seasons do not emphasize that then nothing will. Find those aspects of the team that were the weak links and correct them. Part of the "plan" apparently includes completely ignoring that and instead insisting that the single biggest player issue on the team really was not as bad as all that. One down! Next!
A quarterback to "fill in behind Bledsoe." Well, while that point should be now, yet while it clearly won't be, so why not sign a QB who likely won?t be ready for at least two seasons and one who will consume precious and scarce resources away from players who can more appropriately make an immediate impact! Next!
The offensive line is in a shambles. I thought last season reflected that. I will have to review some of my game tapes apparently to see whether or not I taped the right games and whether or not the players I was watching actually had Bills uniforms on. Oh well, in any case, let's release the single best player on an already problematic offensive line! The only player who had the stones and fortitude to stand up and see the "emperor with no clothes on!" Another marvelous idea I suppose. Next!
By all means, given all of that, and given the as-of-yet totally unmentioned vacuum at left defensive end and depth for aging interior defensive linemen, let's draft a wide receiver or tight end in round one. Here's a better idea, how about a running back. Next!
The Bills have a plan. The big question is whether or not they have common sense, reason, and can apply some logic to their current situation. The Bills currently have the talent on the roster to achieve success as a team this upcoming season at every single position except at quarterback, left defensive end, and interior offensive line. Other issues exist regarding aging players, but for this season, and barring injuries, the talent is there at all other positions to at least make the playoffs as a wild card.
It really is that simple. Fix the lines and find a quarterback other than Drew Bledsoe, and this team is a success this season in one way or another. Ignore those things while addressing other positions all around a player who is incapable of the required play regardless, and this team is toying with a similar or even worse season than that of last season. The 4-12 Raiders also had a plan last season prior to finishing 7 games below where they had finished the season prior. What matters is what this "plan" produces, not the fact that one exists.
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THERE'S GOOD AND BAD news for fans of HBO's "Hung." There is even more nudity and sex in the upcoming season, which premieres next Sunday, but it does not feature Elkins Park native Rebecca Creskoff.
"I am probably the one with my clothes on the most for a change," the redheaded beauty told us recently by phone. Creskoff, a Cheltenham High and Penn grad, plays Lenore, one of male prostitute Thomas Jane's two female pimps.
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The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) has agreed to validate Beckman Coulter's SPRIworks Fragment Library System I for use with the Illumina Genome Analyzer. The automated benchtop device reportedly prepares up to 10 DNA libraries in five hours with high reproducibility and consistency.
The SPRIworks Fragment Library System I utilizes solid-phase reversible immobilization (SPRI) paramagnetic bead-based technology. Through elimination of the column-purification and gel electrophoresis-based size-selection steps, the library construction workflow is amenable to automation.
"The SPRIworks system was designed to simplify and automate next-generation sequencing workflows," explains Patrick J. Finn, Ph.D., director of R&D, Beckman Coulter Genomics. "This will enable users to prepare more samples for sequencing and the customer to fully utilize the growing capacity of next-generation sequencing systems, increase operational efficiency, and maximize sequencing capability."
Julie Moore, director of marketing for Beckman Coulter Genomics, adds, "Simplifying a complex genomics process such as fragment-library construction for next-generation sequencing provides another example of SPRI technology application to sequencing sample preparation. Working in close collaboration with our customers and genomic research leaders such as the JCVI allows us to better understand the challenges faced by scientists in the sequencing community and to develop robust solutions to their needs."
Holly Baden-Tillson, JCVI scientist and project manager, notes, "By implementing SPRIworks, we have significantly increased our throughput from six libraries to as many as 20 libraries in a working day, with very consistent library size and recovery. This enhanced productivity will also help us to decrease our library-construction costs."
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After months of trying to fix broken escalators at commuter train stations in Center City and South Jersey, PATCO may demolish and replace some of the equipment.
That process could take nine months or more.
PATCO riders have been dealing with broken escalators and elevators since July, when transit agency officials let a maintenance contract lapse.
An emergency plea to SEPTA for help, apologies from the PATCO board, and a new maintenance contract have brought only marginal relief to many riders.
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Customer Reviews for SalonBlu at Bella Luca Salon & Spa (15)
September 15, 2015
Great Cut!
April has been cutting my hair for sometime now after finding them on spa finder and I love it! She is extremely professional and affordable. I love the shop atmosphere. Always clean, cozy and comfortable. The staff is really friendly as well!! Definitely recommended
September 15, 2015
Let me just say i have had alot of bad experiences at salons and this was not one of them!!! ALL THE STAFF was so friendly and professional! I started my experience off by being greeted at the door by a very sweet and personable receptionist! I was offered coffee and water by several of the staff throughout my appointment! My stylist listened to all of what i asked for and did just that I am in love with my hair and have had so many compliments!!! Thank you SALONBLU GIRLS FOR MAKING ME BEAUTIFUL AGAIN!!
October 17, 2014
Bad service
I will not go there again. The girls are all gossiping like chickens in a hen house. Especially when they see a client walk in with frizzy hair and start laughing. I am speaking from personal experience. It's not my fault my hair wasn't listening to me that day.) When I was set in my chair, the girl who started working on my hair was rude, continuously snickered about me, even took the time to go a new girl and tell her I had the worst looking hair she had ever seen. I mean, she had little older ladies laughing a me. I felt so embarrassed and asked to speak with a manager. I was told the girl taking me was the manager and there was nothing she could do for my "nappy, gross, over frizzed hair." I have never felt so berated in my life. Please don't go there. I found another place on Lorain Ave called Hiz and Herz. The ladies are black and are trained in the "white girl" hair. They made me feel better after I told them what just happened. They even gave me a complimentary treatment after they found out what I had just gone through. Visit Hiz and Herz on Lorain, you'll never go anywhere else again.
July 26, 2014
DON"T GO THERE. My mom and I went to go get our hair done. I got an OK cut (I have had better). This is my mom's first time dying her hair at a salon. She was covering gray hair, so she kept to the same color as her natural hair color. LYNN the cranky OLD lady dyed half her head then came back to do the other half, without explaining what her plan was. She got mad when my mom asked her why isn't her hair all dye. LYNN was RUDE and COLD. Lynn charged my mom extra for extra color. After my mom's hair was colored, cut, and blow dried....we could still see the all the gray hair. We talked to LYNN about it and she was so rude she said, "You can't even see the gray hair, you are just complaining because you want your money back." LYNN was so rude, mean, incompetent, know-it-all CRANKY old lady who shouldn't even be allowed to dye hair cause she can't even see. I then asked for a manager. I told her we were not satisfied. She said we can dye it again, but we were there for TWO hours already and we had no hope that they can do a better job. I WILL not return there. I do not recommend this place.
June 27, 2014
i wont be back
it's a good place to sit and gossip like a men's barbershop, but for services, check out other salons first. but the atmosphere is good.
June 11, 2014
Worst Salon Experience I've Had
I was excited to try this new salon due to the fact that it was so close to my office. I was surprised by the overall feel of the place when I walked in (dirty, disorganized, etc.) but tried not to focus too much on it. I was on time for my appointment but still had to wait approximately 20 minutes to be seen by a stylist. I told her what I wanted and she started highlighting my hair. During the process, the girls were all gossiping and talking poorly about their coworkers which I thought was rude to be doing in front of a customer. The colorist I had does not cut hair, so I had to see another stylist for my haircut. She "didn't expect me" so she was in the midst of having her hair highlighted while cutting mine. I said I wanted a trim with some more layers. I got a 2-3 minute haircut (I have long hair) and she was not expecting to style my hair even though I was there for a color, cut, blow dry, and style. I got up with sopping wet hair and proceeded to check out. The girls were all arguing with each other and complaining about having to be at work instead of paying attention to me while I was trying to get out of there. Overall, I'm a very dissatisfied customer.
June 7, 2014
Love my Hair
I went to The Old SalonBlu and hated it.... I was driving by and saw that they moved across the street.. so i stopped in because I had a spa finder gift card from two years ago. I was pleasantly impressed. I have read a few bad reviews about the Brazilian Blowout. I gave it a second try because i really needed it and I LOVED it... My hair looks beautiful, and my stylist gave me a Free Haircut for giving them a second chance after new management took over. I highly recommend this new salon and I will definately come back.
May 30, 2013
Unhappy with my Brazilian blowout
I had the Brazilian blow out done at salon blu in December and LOVED it. Had it done again at bella luca, not happy! I was put under the dryer instead of having it blown out with a brush, felt like the product was slapped on as well. So, did not feel it was put on evenly and it shows. The next day, My hair had waves and is not as straight as it was. I asked why I sat under a dryer, she told me procedures changed, really??
April 16, 2013
Awful and careless
AWFUL!!!!!! The worst customer service experience i've ever had!!!!!! I had a brazilian blowout scheduled at salon Blue. The hairdresser was over an hour late. Some other lady (probably feeling guilty) started "preparing" my hair for over an hour because my stylist, who also turned out to be the owner, had "online business meeting". Half of job was done even before my stylist arrived. Still I was in a great mood as my friend had hers done at this salon a few weeks before me and loved it. Well, that god's gift to customers runs in all pretty, no apologies for being late, no smile, no "how are you". First thing out of her mouth "hey, im Amber (I think thats her name), Im the owner, by the way i can give you 20% off manicures and of you bring a new customer you can get 10% off a new service, and please make sure you'll buy special products as you leave...) That sweet "selling" talk kept on as she was BURNING my scull and ruining my hair! Never had anyone treating my hair so carelessly and trying to sell me everything including snow in winter. She was rushing so much that it was obvious I interrupted some of her more important plans. Right after she tried to rinse my hair with almost boiling water (never cared to check, just wanted
July 15, 2011
Groupon $99 Brazilian Blowout
They girls doing what they advertised a Brazilian Blowout were constantly commenting how they were "losing money on this deal" and made me feel really uncomfortable. I have had the brazilian blowout done once before...AT A DIFFERENT SALON and had WONDERFUL results. SalonBlu's "Brazilian Blowout" is the equivilant to the $14 Garnier blow out in a box you buy from Target!! I wasnt going to even bother leaving a responce, but I dont want anyone else to feel as if they just threw $100 out the window like I did!!
May 23, 2011
Great experience
Frankie gave me a fantastic pedicure - I will definitely go back to see her again. I also received a wonderful first time relaxation massage. Very friendly staff. Comfortable atmosphere. Easily accepted my gift certificate. I would recommend this location to all my friends & family.
June 21, 2010
A Great First
Salon Blu was a great experience for my first relaxation massage. I located the salon via spa finder and choose Salon Blu based on the poor reviews of the more well known salons listed. In short, the staff that greeted me were very friendly and the massage therapist was GREAT!!! She made me feel comfortable, she performed a very thourough massage which included some additional tips for at home. She also informed me of the other services that are available at the salon and I will definately be back for a massage and maybe more. I recommend at least the massage at this facility as she was wonderful. Good choice in massage therapist Salon Blu cant wait to come back again and maybe try out some additional services!!!
May 18, 2010
If you want a great, relaxing, personal massage come here!
I went to SalonBlu last weekend and took my girlfriend there for her 1st spa/massage experience. I've had a handful of others, but usually at resorts/cruises. The staff at SalonBlue was very friendly from the get go. Before I showed up I Emailed them an got a quick response - they DO take SpaFinder Gift Cards by the way with no hassle. It was easy to setup the appointment and they were ready right when we showed up. The pricing is very simple, and less expensive than others ive seen. The MASSAGE was Excellent! She paid special attention to whatever we asked and really seemed to enjoy her job. If you want to chat while you're there, great. If not, she'll be quieter accordingly. The place is clean and modern looking, but not as 'Ritzy' as some other places. I personally like the idea of a neighborhood spa where people know you're name... But if you prefer uppity pretension and expensive art/junk on the walls this might not be your cup of tea. If you want a great massage, from someone who sincerely cares about your comfort and well being, at a great price- check this place out right on SOM Center in Mayfield Heights.
September 28, 2009
It's fair
The salon doesn't like to take spafinder gift cards for 'packages' because they lose 20% on them (the employee told me). I already had the cards as a gift so I asked them to ring it separately and they agreed. The appt was 20-25 minutes late. They 1/2 updo wasn't smooth, they left it bumpy and imo didn't used the correct product or not enough. The express mani was fine, the makeup was very nice. Overall, probably won't return. Except for the balance on the gift card they gave back on their own salon's gift card (screwed either way) Maybe a mani again.
March 1, 2008
I love my color!
I have been going to Salon Blu for a few months and my color is 100% better than when I first went! Tiffany was able to get the yellow out of my hair and make it all a beautiful blonde! I tell all of my friends to go here because I have never liked my hair this much!
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Downtown quickly has become a place to sup on stuffed stuff.
For the past few weeks, customers have been able to dine on hefty burritos at the new Burrito Stop, between Polk and Taylor streets on Southeast Ninth Avenue. It's open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays.
And on Thursday and Friday, Potato Factory brought its stuffed spuds to the party with a soft opening of a second location on Southwest Sixth Avenue, between Polk and Tyler streets.
The factory will get in full swing Monday, opening from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. to serve breakfast and lunch Monday through Friday, owner Randy Nelson said.
Everything on the menu "rotates around the potato," Nelson said.
Factory breakfasts will be skillet dishes featuring potatoes, and lunch will feature the eatery's usual stuffed spuds. Rotating specials will top stuffed baked potatoes with pot roast, meatloaf, chicken-fried steak and cream gravy, chicken pot pie or green-chili stew, he said.
Not filling enough? The menu also will include "homemade cinnamon rolls that are better than grandma made," a bread pudding with whiskey sauce and banana pudding, he said.
Potato Factory's current location on Southwest 34th Avenue near Georgia Street will remain in operation, but the restaurant's catering business will operate from the downtown kitchen.
United Supermarkets is in negotiations for a ground lease for a new store.
"We are not ready to make any announcement yet, but we are closing in on a site in the west part of town," spokesman Eddie Owens said, referring to the Soncy Road area near Southwest 34th Avenue. "It will be a United Supermarket, not a Market Street United.
"The driving factor in a Market Street is it requires a very large population to support it because of the size of the store, the number of people it requires for staffing. And from what I've been told, that area just doesn't have the available population yet to support a Market Street."
Owens said the company could have a property lease signed for a new store within a month.
I can update you on a February item about United's testing of an in-house Red Mango frozen yogurt store at a United Supermarket in Abilene.
Owens said no decision has yet been made as to whether to sub in Red Mango for Peet's Coffee & Tea locations inside United Supermarkets at 5807 S.W. 45th Ave. and 5601 W. Amarillo Blvd. and Market Street United at 2530 S. Georgia St.
The store within a store at Abilene features Red Mango and United's own Arriba coffee brand, Owens said.
"So if we do move in that direction, it's not like there won't be any coffee available," he said.
Amarillo jewelry designer Susan Statser found an anchor for her traveling second career — she's a teacher, too — in Bastillion's Bijoux Boutique, open since Oct. 28 at the Summit Shopping Center at Southwest 34th and Coulter Street.
Statser, who has been crafting jewelry since 1990, has sold for years from a traveling circuit of shows. "People wanted to know where they could get my stuff in between shows," she said.
Open since November, Bastillion's offers Statser's creations, plus the jewelry lines from Ayala Bar, Michal Golan, JWhitney, Daphne D. and Catherine Popesco. Bar is an Israeli designer; Golan, an Israeli-American; and Popesco designs in France, Statser said.
"I use materials from all over the world — titanium mesh from Florence, Italy; materials from Nepal; from lots of different places; a lot of sterling silver, semiprecious stones," she said.
Statser incorporates clothing in the merchandise mix — "fun contemporary clothing in very limited amounts, but in sizes from small to 2X," she said.
The boutique also sells Bling Boards, wall-mounted hangers for jewelry that look like artwork frames. Statser's husband, Duane, a carpenter, initially developed the boards as road show props, but customers started asking to buy them.
Bastillion's operates from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
Westgate Mall has signed a lease with Soma, a retailer of ladies' intimate apparel.
Soma will take space being vacated by a CJ Banks. The store is being closed by struggling women's clothing retailer Christopher & Banks Corp.
The company announced plans to close approximately 100 underperforming stores in November. By the end of January, 119 had been shuttered, according to its earnings report.
Soma should open in May, according to mall general manager Brian Giffin.
Amarillo's Canyon Creek Soap Co. last week celebrated an opportunity to get its products in front of a wider audience.
Travel Traders, which stocks products in almost 200 high-end hotel gift shops across the United States, ordered Canyon Creek projects for the Rivercenter Marriott on the San Antonio Riverwalk, according to a post on Canyon Creek's Facebook page.
"We hope this will be the beginning of great things, and that it leads to our products finding their way into more and more of these fine hotels across the U.S. by year's end," the post said.
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Here's some food for thought about egg color and labeling, as farmers markets begin to gear up for another season.
When you see a farmer selling brown eggs, or even green eggs, the novelty alone may be enough to make you want to buy them. The color of the shells is determined by the breed of chicken. Generally, chickens with dark feathers and red earlobes lay brown eggs. Chickens with white feathers and earlobes lay white eggs.
The color and nutrition of the egg yolk -- whether it's vibrant orange or pale yellow -- is determined by the hen's diet. I purchased a dozen eggs at the Milwaukee County Winter Farmers Market at State Fair Park a couple of months ago, and the yolks were pale yellow. The color reflected the hen's winter diet of grain..
Here's how buying your eggs direct from a farmer comes in handy: You can ask whether the chickens are allowed outside to eat grass and bugs, which enhance the nutritional content of the eggs, and make the yolk a deeper orange. Knowing what the chickens eat, and whether they spend time outside consuming a natural diet, is valuable information.
Be prepared to pay more for eggs at a farmers market than at a store because these folks produce fewer eggs; they don't earn a living from high-volume sales, like commercial egg farms. You won't find a dozen eggs at a farmers market for under $3, and most likely, you will pay $4 a dozen.
West Allis -- Some vendors wore ear muffs. Others wrapped scarves around their faces to protect them from the cold wind Saturday as they peddled rhubarb, asparagus, spinach and an elusive prize of springtime: morel mushrooms.
It didn't feel like the day before Mother's Day at the West Allis Farmers Market, at 6501 W. National Ave. (The market is open 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays.)
During the first hour of sales, a few hardy shoppers perused market stalls filled with bedding plants and hanging flower baskets. The weather was too cold to plant much of what was being sold.
Shoppers had to hunt around the market's edges for fresh, local produce.
River Valley Ranch & Kitchens drew a crowd when an employee placed a large box of morel mushrooms on the table. The locally foraged mushrooms sold for $48 a pound.
The weather may not entice you outside today, but if you believe farmers markets are a good thing, grab a jacket and umbrella, and go spend some money to support them. (Bring cash; they don't accept credit cards.)
Fondy Farmers Market, 2200 W. Fond du Lac Ave., opens for the season from 9 a.m. to noon. The Oconomowoc Farmers Market kicked off its season at 7 a.m., and is open through noon.
Six farmers markets opened for the season last Saturday, and will be back in business today: West Allis, Brookfield, Delafield, New Berlin, Hartford, and Germantown. Saukviille's farmers market is open Sundays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
For details on these and other farmers markets that will open in coming weeks, check out Dig In!'s interactive map. Consider visiting a market that takes you beyond your normal path of travel. A farmers market is a great excuse for a road trip.
The farmers market forecast calls for asparagus, spinach, and rhubarb, with scattered sightings of ramps and morels
Milwaukee urban farmer Will Allen can add "Key to the City" of Milwaukee to his list of honors following his inclusion last week in Time magazine's "Time 100: World's Most Influential People" list.
Within hours of Thursday's announcement about the Time 100, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett decided Allen should be the first person in Barrett's six-year tenure as mayor to receive the city key, according to a news release from Growing Power.
The "Key to the City" honor, which dates back to the times of medieval walled cities, is now a symbolic gesture. But bestowal of the key suggests the recipient is worthy of the highest trust and respect due any citizen.
Barrett was not alone in taking note of Time's recognition of Allen's global status. Congratulatory calls and e-mails came in from around the world, including messages from other members of the 2010 Time 100.
Michael Pollan, author of the bestselling "The Omnivore's Dilemma" and other books and essays advocating for reform of the nation's food system, wrote:
The first taste of spring was a big seller Saturday at several area farmers markets that opened for the season on a warm, sunny day.
"Everyone was looking for fresh, local produce," said Paula Wagner of Jerry's Produce in New Berlin, whose tables were bursting with leafy spinach, herb seedlings and colorful perennial flowers at the West Allis Farmers Market.
"People were waiting in line for asparagus, spinach and rhubarb when the buzzer sounded at 1 to open the market," she said. "Our asparagus was gone within the first few minutes."
At the Delafield Farmers Market, shoppers were drawn to a cooler filled with asparagus and rhubarb. The sign said Judy Sandgren had picked it at 7 a.m. from Eickstedt's Honey Knoll just east of Jackson.
The Eickstedt family also was peddling its own honey, and perhaps the biggest spring market bargain -- morel mushrooms for $10 per half-pound. (Morels foraged in northern Illinois sold for $48 per pound at the West Allis Farmers Market.)
As you head out to one of the seven Milwaukee area farmers markets opening for the season this weekend, here's some food for thought.
Ask the farmer who grew the food you're interested in buying about any pesticides used to help produce it. If the farm uses pesticides, which ones? And at what point during the growing cycle? Spinach should be the only seasonal produce at local markets this weekend on the "dirty dozen" list of foods most likely to be sold with pesticide residue.
The beauty of a farmers market is direct access to the farmer who produced your food, or to an employee who knows how it was produced. Don't forget to ask questions before you buy, and before you dig in to spring's first harvest.
It's a big weekend for several area farmers markets.
Farmers markets in West Allis, Germantown, Hartford, New Berlin, Brookfield and Delafield all open Saturday. One in Saukville opens Sunday. You'll find details about these markets, and 54 others in southeastern Wisconsin, in our interactive map at the Dig In! blog.
We've added 18 markets to the list since last year, including a few new ones opening in coming weeks. New communities with markets include Wauwatosa and Butler.
The StormTeam4 weather forecast for Saturday calls for partly cloudy skies and a chance of showers, with a high of 70 degrees. You may want to pack an umbrella before you head out.
The food forecast for market shopping includes bedding plants, spinach, lettuce, baby greens, asparagus, rhubarb and, if you're lucky, some locally foraged morel mushrooms and ramps (wild leeks). Of course, there will be more.
Milwaukee urban farmer Will Allen is a world hero, according to the editors of Time magazine.
Allen, founder of the Growing Power farm and training center on Milwaukee's north side, joins former President Bill Clinton and 23 others in the hero category of The 2010 "Time 100: The World's Most Influential People" . The annual "Time 100" issue hits newstands Friday.
Allen has long been a force in the field of urban agriculture. He gained national acclaim for his work in 2008, when he was named a John D. and Catherine T. McArthur Foundation Fellow and a winner of one of the foundation's prestigious "genius grants."
Allen also is a member of the Clinton Global Initiative, an organization of leaders and thinkers founded by Bill and Hillary Clinton to to address global challenges, including hunger and malnutrition. And in February, First Lady Michelle Obama invited Allen to the White House to speak to the nation at the launch of her "Let's Move!" initiative to reverse childhood obesity in America.
Allen was honored by Time for his powerful advocacy for food security and food justice. He has called attention to the widespread existence of "food deserts" in cities across America, where whole communities lack access to fresh, nutritious and affordable foods.
The Milwaukee County Winter Farmers Market celebrates its final market of the season Saturday morning with a full line-up of vendors and a special treat for shoppers at 10 a.m.
Chef Andy Tenaglia of Lagnaippe Brasserie in New Berlin at 10 a.m. will prepare and share samples of a from-scratch ragout featuring ingredients sourced from the market.
"One of our goals has been to highlight some of the restaurants that use local food on their menus," said market manager Deb Deacon. "Andy is not only a first rate chef who makes everything from scratch, but he is also a passionate gardener – just ask about his heirloom tomatoes."
As of Friday morning, here's a complete listing of what market vendors planned to sell at the market in the lobby of the Tommy G. Thompson Youth Center at State Fair Park (Gate 5 off S. 84th St) from 8 a.m. to noon. Parking is free.
Get there early if you want to buy spring ramps, otherwise known as wild leeks.
Area produce growers are working full tilt this weekend, taking advantage of gorgeous weather to plant crops so they will be ready in time for farmers markets and weekly deliveries to urban residents who buy shares of the harvest.
But Pinehold Gardens, a 21-acre farm 20 minutes south of downtown Milwaukee, is waiting to plant many of its 40 different fruits and vegetables because pushing the land before it is ready to produce has not worked in recent years.
The "lake effect" microclimate discourages spring planting, according to David Kozlowski and Sandra Raduenz, owners of Pinehold Gardens in Oak Creek.
Close proximity to Lake Michigan means cooler mornings in springtime. Pineholds Gardens has heavy soil that doesn't dry without plenty of warmth. The land also has a high water table.
UPDATED 2011: Find a winter farmers market
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Find local food sources, groups that promote local foods, gardening organizations and urban chicken promoters in our list of Dig In! connections.
Are you a 'locavore' -- someone whose diet mainly consists of locally produced food? Check out our list of 'locavore' restaurants.
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Las Vegas to Lake Havasu City, AZ
This trip was a huge success because of the advice I received in "Where to Eat" forum. We flew into Las Vegas late on Thursday night and Friday morning we checked out of the hotel and set the GPS for Decatur Street and Mary's Hash House.
I ordered the corn beef hash breakfast which included corn beef hash, two eggs over medium, and hash browns.
The corn beef hash had onions and green and yellow and orange bell peppers and was very good. I'm from Georgia so I have to admit that I added a bowl of grits to the meal as well. Afterall, no breakfast is complete without grits.
My husband found a Monte Cristo on the lunch menu and as that is one of his favorite sandwiches, and one you don't find on menus often anymore that is what he ordered. He said it was outstanding.
and we split an order of french toast that was also very good - nothing spectacular but good none the less..
The restaurant has the feel of a neighborhood cafe. It is small and quaint and they had a clock that I loved, so I had to take a picture of that as well.
After breakfast we were going to play the real cheesy tourist and visit Silver and Gold Pawn Shop - home of History Channel's Pawn Stars, but there was a line out the door and down the side of the building. We didn't want to be tourists that badly so we left, stopped at a Walmart for drinks and snacks and turned our car toward Kingman, AZ which was our next stop.
I'll make a separate lunch thread which includes Mr. D'z Route 66 Diner but that will have to wait until tomorrow.
Again, thank you to everyone who suggested we go to Mary's Hash House for breakfast.
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Common names: weakfish (English), cachema (Espanol) Cynoscion analis (Jenyns, 1842) Peruvian weakfish Elongate, fusiform, compressed, oval cross-section; head deep, long, 36% of SL; ridge down front of snout; eye moderate; mouth distinctly oblique, lower jaw prominently projecting; front of top jaws with 1 pair of large pointed canines; no barbels or pores on chin; gill rakers long and slender, 8-9 lower rakers; preoperculum smooth; dorsal with long base, a small gap separating the two parts, IX-X + I, 22-24; anal fin with II small (< ½ length of 1st ray) weak spines, 13-15; pectoral fins relatively long, reaching pelvic tip; rear margin of tail slightly concave; all scales smooth; lateral line straights; inner 3/4 of membranes on soft dorsal and anal fins scaled; pored lateral-line scales about 54-63; lateral line scales larger than adjacent scales, and with small accessory scales. Back silvery blue, silvery below; all fins except pelvic dark grey, pelvic mid grey; tip of lower jaw dark. Size: 45 cm. Habitat: coastal, marine; juveniles enter estuaries and shallow bays. Depth: 1-50 m. Colombia to Peru.
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