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A Mother’s Love
Happy Mother’s Day from Seventy Sixes My mother was the first woman I loved. In return, she taught me how to love through the pouring rain. There were nights where my decisions made her cry and pray...
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Brown Betty Dessert Boutiques Donates Gourmet Selections for The Grooming...
Brown Betty Dessert Boutique is donating cupcakes to our wine and beer fundraiser. I am a sucker for cake; especially cupcakes. Blame my mother who is a master baker. So when Norrinda Brown Hayat,...
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Checklist for Our Wine & Beer Tasting that is Just Days Away
Wine and Beer Tasting fundraiser on May 18 in Newark, NJ 131 Brunswick Street for The Grooming Blueprint, a campaign by Seventy Sixes Barbershop Lagers, pale ales and stouts.Check. Pinot, Merlot and...
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Newark-Based Shabazz Fruit Cola Donates to the Grooming Blueprint
Frankie Shabazz founder of Shabazz Fruit Cola will be donating five cases of soft drinks for our wine and beer tasting. This will add to our non-alcoholic beverages. Last week I got a response from one...
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Great Evening at The Grooming Blueprint Wine & Beer Fundraiser
The Grooming Blueprint founders, Kaia Shivers and Duane Reed enjoy their evening. Duane Reed is owner of Seventy Sixes barbershop. Our first wine and beer fundraiser was spectacular. No, it was...
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Seventy Sixes Participation in Newark Small Business Week
Seventy Sixes is participating in Newark Small Business Week sponsored by Newark Pulse. This year, Newark Small Business Week will be hosting workshops in the city, and also highlight locally-owned...
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Seven Reasons to Buy & Shop Locally
1. Preserves and encourages communities to maintain their own character and personality. Small and local businesses are customized ventures void of franchise stamps. That means you will experience a...
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End of the School Year Ice Cream Bash w/ the Taharka Bros!
Seventy Sixes is hosting a Newark summer kick off ice cream party and the Taharka Bros of B-More will be giving away their ice cream in person. Friday, June 21 from 12 – 3 PM in front of our shop, 11...
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Recalibration
Recalibration This winter has been brutal on everyone. The snow, the cold, the potholes in the street, the winter vortex, the pipes breaking, the high heat bills and more snow. Some days I holler, but...
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Bigen Hair Dye Revisited: Find Healthier Options
In 2011, I posted a blog about my experiences with Bigen dye, a popular, inexpensive hair dye used in African American barbershops and salons. I didn’t know that, that would be my most popular post....
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