"But in the whole bar, you wouldn’t know there was a fire ... the couple has five other stations about a block away at Main Street Barber Shop — their first business, which they opened ...

Indeed MVP is part neighborhood tavern, part local barber shop. Bar food is available, of course, as are upper-body massages, perms, hair coloring, or just a shave and a haircut -- all while patrons B ...

A new hair salon has opened in Birmingham. The Barber Bar opened Feb. 15 in 2,360 square feet at 4700 U.S. 280 East in the same shopping strip as Walgreen's, Fresh Market and Starbucks in Inverness.

And he has a clear idea about what the Black barber shop means to the African-American community. "It's probably the freest place for African-American men and women to come to," Muhammad said.