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Thursday, February 07, 2013

CBS features Wally's Barber Shop: shave, haircut, blood pressure ...

by Timothy Rutt

"CBS News This Morning" had a feature this week about Wally Riddle, proprietor of Wally's Barber Shop in Altadena. Wally has not only been cutting hair, but taking his customer's blood pressure. Since the barbershop is a center for black male culture -- and 40% of black men have high blood pressure -- it seems like a natural fit.

Posted on Thursday, February 07, 2013 at 04:47 AM in Business | Permalink

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