There's no better way to enjoy summer weather than with a fresh haircut and today's feature can help you get just that! When I walked into Dino's Modern Barbershop I could feel and see the Wallingford pride! Dino loves to show who he is through his decorations and possibly connect with his customers before they even sit in his chair. When we sat down with Dino to talk about himself and his shop; here's what he had to say:

"I'm 40 years old and have been a barber for 21 years. For 20 years I have been working in North Haven at my father's shop Gerardo's Modern Barbershop. It's always been a dream of mine to open my own place, just the way my Father did. Luckily, that is exactly what has brought me to Wallingford! It seemed perfect considering I've been living in this town since 1985 a graduate of Lyman Hall class of 1992. I'm super excited to bring excellence in barber shop experience to Wallingford. I hope to bring a family atmosphere and comfort for men and boys of all ages.  Also, when you visit my shop you will learn a lot about who I am, which is a big sports fan, especially the Boston Red Sox and Pittsburgh Steelers. My second passion is my favorite band the Dave Matthews Band but my biggest passion is cutting hair and giving you the greatest customer service possible. I'm always welcoming new clients and forging great relationships with them. So, thank you in advance for your patronage and don't forget to stop in and check me out !!! Thank You!"

So, if you're in need of a haircut, good atmosphere and coverstaion, head on over to Dino's Modern Barbershop on 202 Center St. Wallingford!

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With our FOW posts, we try and feature a variety of businesses and genres of work. To keep updated with the trend, today we are featuring a Wallingford based law firm. The families of Ann Farrell and Christine Grochowski are longtime clients and friends of Impressions Studio. We recently chatted with them about their firm and this is what they had to say.

"The law firm of Farrell & Grochowski was started by Jerry Farrell, Sr. in 1966 and has always been based on Wallingford. He was joined by his twin daughters, Ann Farrell and Christine Grochowski in the mid 1990s. We grew up in Wallingford and have a great love of this town and it's residents. As a family owned law firm, we strive to provide personalized service. We have had the opportunity to represent multiple generations of the same families over the years. We love assisting local businesses, helping our clients buy and sell real estate, as well as providing estate planning and elder law services to our clients. We provide help obtaining social security and immigration benefits. Ann and Chris’s dogs are frequent visitors at the firm and we often have clients tell us they are disappointed if the dogs aren’t around during their visit to our office."

 

Make sure to contact Farrell & Grochowski for your legal needs. They are located on Center Street across from Cafe Ra and keep up to date with our bi-weekly Focus On Wallingford features!

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Just because summer is (almost) officially here doesn't mean your tan is nearly as great as you want it to be. Luckily, right here in Wallingford we have a wonderful tanning salon! The owner, Laura is so lovely and her store is so comfortable and welcoming. Learn more about what Laura had to say, below!

"Anytime Sun is located at 600 North Colony Rd- Wallingford. I purchased the salon Dec of 2014. This really has always been a dream of mine to have my own tanning salon and when this opportunity came about I went after it FULL FORCE to make sure that is was mine. Anytime Sun has been around for many years with a total of 17 tanning beds starting of with your basic 20 min level 1 bed and then ending with Level 3 high pressure 12 min max tanning bed. We also have a variety of custom jewelry pieces which I added to the salon along with many other accessories.

The new adventure at Anytime Sun is Norvell Spray Tanning which I just started up in March and I have such pride in doing the spray tanning. I guess I just love making people feel amazing and look amazing! Norvell Spray tanning is very very popular and I have been booked since I started this!!!!! It just gives you such a GLOW to your skin without tanning and the smile on the clients face after I finish is PRICELESS! =)

I have many clients who have been coming to this salon for over 10 years and still til this day, love the salon. I have such amazing clients who not only come in to tan but to talk and just check in, which is so nice. Also being located in such a warm welcoming town such as Wallingford is definitely a plus!!! I look forward to serving many new and old clients from Wallingford and surrounding towns."

Don't forget to head down to Anytime Sun this summer, or at any point throughout the year! Thank you Laura for your time, it was great chatting with you!

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As a photographer, I am often on my feet for many hours a day and awkwardly lugging around different equipment. Usually that means sore shoulders, back, legs....or all of the above. I'm also and avid crossfiter and sometimes the WODs can take a lot of out of me, especially when work has been really busy. When I met Dr. Tracey, the owner of Healing Hands Chiropractic, I was a little hesitant to see what she had to offer. As much as I wanted to offer my body relief, I was nervous. When I went in for my appointment, Tracey made me feel so comfortable! She provided relief to my aches as well as a calming enviornment. All of my freinds who have attended her practice have said the same things!

Here is what Tracey had to say about her office...

"I have been a Chiropractor since 1998. I decided to be a chiropractor at age 6 and have been working toward that goal my entire life. I began taking college courses in Sports Medicine since high school and became the student athletic trainer. I graduated from Massage School in 1990 and did massage in private practice and further utilized theses skills in physical therapy in outpatient and hospital settings. I later went on to get my acupuncture certification to round out my knowledge.

Although I have extensive knowledge of athletes and rehabilitation, my true love is working with pregnant women and children. It is better to build healthy kids than to repair longstanding issues in adults. Often our problems as adults begin in childhood but are not addressed until we are much older, and the kids really love it! It helps keep you healthy by strengthening immune function, helps with ADD and ADHD symptoms, and can help kids with bed wetting and ear infections! (Adults too!)

I love what I do! I am not your "typical" doctor, or chiropractor. You get individualized care in my office and often leave with a hug too."

If you have been looking for a local chiropractor for you or your children, I believe I have ended your search! Together you will make a plan on what will heal and work best for you. Contact Tracey today!

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From the vintage couch, to the big furry bean bag, gold unicorns and everything in between The Confetti Bar screams FUN!

I was so excited to work with Jess and in this space. Last week's styled shoot took place in The Confetti Bar but it had a completely different vibe to it. Being able to really show off the space in the light (literally and figuratively) it's meant to be seen, was exciting. Jess had some great things to say about her space and her job, take a look!

“Hey! My name is Jessica and I, along with my husband, Clifford, own and run The Confetti Bar - the coolest confetti shop on the block, specializing in unique and custom confetti mixes for events and special projects! While we have been operating online out of our home for about two years, with clients all over the world in a multitude of industries (including companies like Neiman Marcus, Kate Spade, Twitter, Boston Children’s Hospital, the Smithsonian, etc.), we knew it was time to expand and get our first studio.

Since we both live and grew up here in Wallingford, we knew we wanted to be right in the center of town. We try to work with local businesses a much as possible, and we really wanted to bring our company's colorful, creative spirit to our local community. We’re all about celebration, fun, and happiness and aim to spread that around as much as possible! In our gorgeous new loft new space, right above Gaetano’s Tavern on Main, we not only plan to expand out growing online business, but we also want this to be a creative space where people can come to have fun! We’ll be offering our own classes, workshops, and events, as well as offering the space for birthday parties, bridal showers, and special events.”

Jess is such a lovely woman and I've really enjoyed getting to know her, so much in fact, that we've decided to collaborate again! In case you missed last week's announcement, we’ll be offering Confetti Session Add On’s for the Class of 2016. Keep an eye out for some more information on the ad on's and as always, thank you for reading! 

Keep up with Jess and The Confetti Bar at these links!

party@theconfettibar.com www.theconfettibar.com Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, & Pinterest! Be sure to visit our blog for more ideas & inspiration!

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