Barber Pole Stolen Outside Of Epic Barber Shop

photo of where the pole used to be 

We received this email from Heather, with the Epic Barber Shop (3517 NE 45th Street):

As of Tuesday of this week, we noticed our barber pole missing.  It had been cut and forcefully removed from our building.

We would like to offer free haircuts for a year (12 a year, one a month) for any information on the recovery of the pole or leading to the arrest of the vandal, or thief(s).

We are very upset to think that someone possibly from our community could do something like this.

Epic Barber Shop Hosting Diaper Drive In Exchange for Discount Coupon

Epic Barber Shop (3517 NE 45th Street), located in Laurelhurst next to Chloe Bistrot, is hosting a diaper on Friday to benefit Westside Baby. .

Heather and Rob, the owners, told us that the drive will be during the business hours of 10-7pm.

Customers will receive a $2 off coupon for any haircut or feather extension with the donation of a package of diapers.

Rob told us that Westide Baby. a nonprofit organization, collects diapers and gently used items for children and babies and distributes them free of charge to families in the Seattle area.

WestSide Baby's goal is to have 50 diaper drives over 50 days to collect 50,000 diapers for the Stuff The Bus event that takes place this Sunday. If they reach their goal, Huggies will match 2 to 1 and make it 150,000 diapers.

Epic Barber Shop, is a full family barber shop, catering to men, women and children. Since it opened in March, it has already built up many established customers.

Heather used to work at the nearby Starline Barber in Bryant, where she was very popular and is known to have a lot of followers who moved with her to new shop that she owns along with her sister, Rachel and her brother-in-law, Rob, who himself has cut hair for many years as well.

Haircuts are $13 for kids ten and under as well as seniors 65 and over. And for adults $18 for short hair and $22 for long hair. For kids haircuts, they have lollips, a big screen TV and books.

Call 206-420-1013 to make an appointmen or just drop-in for a haircut.

Epic Barber Shop Now Open For Haircuts For Men, Women and Children

A new full family barber shop, called Epic Barber Shop (3517 NE 45th Street), opened a few days ago next door to Chloe Bistrot.

Many families will already know one of the stylists, Heather, who was very popular at nearby Starline Barber in Bryant, where she worked previously.  Her sister, Rachel and her brother-in-law, Rob, who himself has cut hair for many years as well, are the owners.

This new family run business barber shop caters to the whole family, kids, men and women. They have completely remodeled the space they took over, making very comfortable and family friendly.

For kids haircuts, they have lollips, a big screen TV and books.

Haircuts are $13 for kids ten and under as well as seniors 65 and over. And for adults $18 for short hair and $22 for long hair.

Tomorrow and Saturday they are donating $3 from every haircut to Autism Speaks, as part of the nationwide Light it Up Blue event, to raise awareness about autism in communuties across the country. Heather's son has autism and so "we have a vested interest in this fundraiser," Rob told us.

To make an appointment call 206-420-1013. Hours are 9:30-6pm Tuesdays through Saturday and they may extend those hours as needed.

The Epic Barber Shop owners are excited to have found a spot in Laurelhurst, and look forward to getting to know families and be a part of the NE Seattle area, someday hoping to move nearby.


As for Laurelhurst Barber, located just a few doors down, and has been in the neighborhood for 41 years, we hear from several readers that the owner is retiring and is not taking any new customers and that his hours are generally 6-7am.

However, another reader emailed us to say that the well-known Laurelhurst Barber, has no plans to retire or close.

The reader added: "The ‘old barbershop’ may not keep long hours but there are well over 100 loyal customers from the neighborhood."

We  have tried numerous times to contact the Laurelhurst Barber by email and stopping by, to verify his plans, however we have not been successful. We would love to hear directly from this well-liked neighborhood icon.