A barber's grand opening delayed

Campus Barber has not reopened for humans yet but owner Joey Barr can still give the shop dog, Zero, a cut. Barr, now 30, started his career as an apprentice at age 16. He was fond of the Albany shop that taught him his trade but, after four years, plied his scissors and razors in New York City. There, he learned some sophisticated techniques but says he felt like a little fish in a big pond. A decade later, Barr headed back to the Capital Region and bought his own shop off of Western Avenue, near the University at Albany uptown campus. His grand opening was to be in mid-March but then barber shops and everything else were shut down to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. “Three weeks turned into three months,” Barr says in this week’s podcast. Barr used the time to renovate his shop and looks forward to opening soon. “I’m happy to be here and excited for the future,” he says. (Photo by Jackie Orchard) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.