Monday, March 13, 2017
Another great year
Cleveland their is an upcoming mayoral race. We realize that we need a lot of things done to and for our city however things have got a lot better in recent years. At Urban Kutz Barbershop we are very fortunate to have new comers to Cleveland in both of our locations very often and the majority of these new residents are here because of work. Sometimes it is a job transfer and other times it is a new position.Regardless of how these people arrived they are welcome because they will help our economy. FYI when we ask these new Cleveland transplants how do they like it here 99.9% of them say they love it and it is nothing like what they were told. We want you to make the best choice to keep our great city upwardly mobile. It feels like this will be another great year for us in many different areas.Lets keep welcoming these new comers and please support your local small businesses as they make up a tremendous part of the character of Cleveland.We are proud of The Land .At Urban Kutz we rep The Land till we die.
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Urban Kutz Barbershop Talk: They said "Cleveland in the winter is reverse hell...
Urban Kutz Barbershop Talk: They said "Cleveland in the winter is reverse hell...: Cleveland is Cleveland some things will change about it and some things will remain the same. We are so proud of the things that Clevelan...
They said "Cleveland in the winter is reverse hell"
Cleveland is Cleveland some things will change about it and some things will remain the same. We are so proud of the things that Cleveland has done to make it more appealing to new comers. We definitely see the fruits of this cities labor. New people from all over the United States and even the world come into both of our barbershop locations and they all say they love Cleveland. This always brings us joy when people say kind things about our city.
This was not always the case though .Six plus years ago when the economy took a turn for the worst people were leaving Cleveland at an alarming rate. CNN stated that Cuyahoga County was the fastest shrinking county in the United States during this time.We watched business after business close down. Our weekly clients went from weekly to monthly or not coming any more at all.We are very blessed to survive this terrible era in U.S history. Now we are definitely on the up swing.
So things are better with the changes that are being made and we are pleased but like it aforementioned some things we can not change. DEAR NEW CLEVELANDERS WE CAN NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE WEATHER. This is a common topic from our friends especially from the south. Some guys from Miami asked us how can we live here in the winter.They actually said Cleveland in the winter is reverse hell. It is what it is we just smile our way through it
This was not always the case though .Six plus years ago when the economy took a turn for the worst people were leaving Cleveland at an alarming rate. CNN stated that Cuyahoga County was the fastest shrinking county in the United States during this time.We watched business after business close down. Our weekly clients went from weekly to monthly or not coming any more at all.We are very blessed to survive this terrible era in U.S history. Now we are definitely on the up swing.
So things are better with the changes that are being made and we are pleased but like it aforementioned some things we can not change. DEAR NEW CLEVELANDERS WE CAN NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE WEATHER. This is a common topic from our friends especially from the south. Some guys from Miami asked us how can we live here in the winter.They actually said Cleveland in the winter is reverse hell. It is what it is we just smile our way through it
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Urban Kutz Barbershop Talk: Women we can not read minds
Urban Kutz Barbershop Talk: Women we can not read minds: On an average day at the shop a client comes in that has been married for three years.He expressed that he is feeling like his marriage i...
Women we can not read minds
On an average day at the shop a client comes in that has been married for three years.He expressed that he is feeling like his marriage is going down hill .He does not understand what is going on.He says his wife just stopped communicating with him out of the no where. As this time the shop was full of men of different ages,races and classes. The advice that was gave ranged from "leave her and go back to being a player" to "stay,work it out, and honor your marriage vows".
It was actually difficult for us to get to deep into a solution because the problem was presented to us from only his perspective. Like it has been said every story has three sides ,his, hers, and the truth. With that being said she was probably sitting in a salon telling her side of the story. The shop had educated men ,mature experienced men and street life men that had various opinions on the gentleman's situation,some agreed with each others debated one another.
At the end of this long drawn out discussion everyone agreed on a couple points.Women are very difficult to understand and you will spend your entire life trying to figure them out. We also agreed that we love and need them .If women would express themselves in more of a direct way instead of making us figure things out that would be great.I could go on and on but I think you get the root of our point.
It was actually difficult for us to get to deep into a solution because the problem was presented to us from only his perspective. Like it has been said every story has three sides ,his, hers, and the truth. With that being said she was probably sitting in a salon telling her side of the story. The shop had educated men ,mature experienced men and street life men that had various opinions on the gentleman's situation,some agreed with each others debated one another.
At the end of this long drawn out discussion everyone agreed on a couple points.Women are very difficult to understand and you will spend your entire life trying to figure them out. We also agreed that we love and need them .If women would express themselves in more of a direct way instead of making us figure things out that would be great.I could go on and on but I think you get the root of our point.
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Urban Kutz Barbershop Talk: Urban Kutz Barbershop discuss Donald Trump from di...
Urban Kutz Barbershop Talk: Urban Kutz Barbershop discuss Donald Trump from di...: It was some Black men,White men,and Hispanic men in Urban Kutz Barbershop this morning. I know this sounds like the beginning of a joke b...
Urban Kutz Barbershop discuss Donald Trump from different ethnic views
It was some Black men,White men,and Hispanic men in Urban Kutz Barbershop this morning. I know this sounds like the beginning of a joke but it is not. The topic of conversation was Donald Trump being elected president. It was a respectful but intense conversation because none of them could believe Donald Trump won the election.Some men were in good shock and other were in anger shock.
The Black men and some Hispanic men feel like this was a step backwards because of Trumps racist remarks through out his campaign .They said that being a Black or Hispanic man in America is very hard and Trump as president will make it harder.These men also stated that with a Black sitting president it has been killing season by police on Black/ Hispanic people and now this is like pouring gasoline on top of an inferno of violence against Black/Hispanic people from the police. They feel like anyone that voted for Trump essentially voted for racism,anger,and chaos.
The White men and some of the Hispanic men feel like the aforementioned men were over reacting.They expressed that they can understand why it would appear this way to them but their thoughts are absolutely not the case.The White and Hispanic men stated that they were so upset with the way that America was going that they felt we needed to be shaken up and their is no one better to shake America up than Donald Trump. They agreed that some of the things Trump said during his campaign were ridiculous and uncalled for.The fact that he continuously proved to Americans that he is not a politician in any way,shape,form,or fashion through his off beat antics attracted them to him. One man said " Donald Trump is human and he has made mistakes in his past just like everyone in this barbershop, we are not racist we are just tired of the same political crap"
The conversation was deep and we think everyone walked away with at least a little understanding.We personally thought it was interesting that the Hispanic men were divided in their views. Donald Trump won regardless if you love it or hate it. You still have to get up tomorrow morning and go to work,you still have to be a law abiding citizen,you still have to take care of your family .One thing you do not have to do but we pray you will is practice unity and not division,respect and understanding of all people.Lastly know that love can change things as it is the most powerful thing in the universe.
The Black men and some Hispanic men feel like this was a step backwards because of Trumps racist remarks through out his campaign .They said that being a Black or Hispanic man in America is very hard and Trump as president will make it harder.These men also stated that with a Black sitting president it has been killing season by police on Black/ Hispanic people and now this is like pouring gasoline on top of an inferno of violence against Black/Hispanic people from the police. They feel like anyone that voted for Trump essentially voted for racism,anger,and chaos.
The White men and some of the Hispanic men feel like the aforementioned men were over reacting.They expressed that they can understand why it would appear this way to them but their thoughts are absolutely not the case.The White and Hispanic men stated that they were so upset with the way that America was going that they felt we needed to be shaken up and their is no one better to shake America up than Donald Trump. They agreed that some of the things Trump said during his campaign were ridiculous and uncalled for.The fact that he continuously proved to Americans that he is not a politician in any way,shape,form,or fashion through his off beat antics attracted them to him. One man said " Donald Trump is human and he has made mistakes in his past just like everyone in this barbershop, we are not racist we are just tired of the same political crap"
The conversation was deep and we think everyone walked away with at least a little understanding.We personally thought it was interesting that the Hispanic men were divided in their views. Donald Trump won regardless if you love it or hate it. You still have to get up tomorrow morning and go to work,you still have to be a law abiding citizen,you still have to take care of your family .One thing you do not have to do but we pray you will is practice unity and not division,respect and understanding of all people.Lastly know that love can change things as it is the most powerful thing in the universe.
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