Westside Lansing barber Steven Cribley and his wife, Julie Cribley, recently took over the English Cut in Williamston.
After 22 years of working on Lansing’s Westside, opportunity and fate opened an entrepreneurial door for Cribley. The 133 W. Grand River barbershop became available after the former owner, Jerry Allen, passed away.
The Cribleys reopened the 488 square foot shop May 12, roughly two weeks after Allen’s death.
“It’s pretty important with a barbershop to get it opened as soon as possible,” Julie Cribley says, adding that if doors stay shut for too long, necessity forces customers to take their business elsewhere.
“Jerry’s customers have been very receptive to giving us a try,” Cribley says. “That’s why we left the name, ‘The English Cut.’ He really built a wonderful business.”
Though being a business owner is a new role for Steven, Julie has owned her own Williamston-based holistic health services business for years.
“I love this small town community, and I really love the arts that are offered here,” she says. “We have live theater, and a lot of local artists really get involved in the community.”
Source: Julie and Steve Cribley
Ivy Hughes, development news editor, can be reached here.
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