visits an ultra-specialized barber shop, where he sweeps up spare hair and consults with a customer who wants a special shave. “Welcome to the ball-ber shop,” Davidson says as a customer enters.

A trip to the barbershop for a cut and a shave usually includes a pre-shave hot towel on your face. But why does your barber put that towel on your face? We asked a pro for the reason. Admit it ...

Owner Russ Sturdivant gives James Peres-da-Silva a cut and a shave as he winds down the work day at Friendly Barber Shop on East Main Street in Carrboro. Sturdivant’s father Grady Sturdivant ...