Like mother, like daughter

Keisha McBride has joined her mother cutting hair at Kut ?N Loose on Beersheba Street. The phone number is 473-6677.

?Growing up, I didn?t want to be like my mom,? said Keisha, exhibiting normal teenage behavior. ?Now I look in the mirror and I even look like my mom.?

Keisha has joined her mom, Sue Smith, at Kut ?N Loose on Beersheba Street. Sue has been at that location since 1996.

?I told her she won?t get rich in this business, but she won?t ever be broke,? said Sue. ?People are always going to need something done to their hair.?

Kut ?N Loose got its name from the song ?Footloose,? which was playing on the radio when the business first opened. The song contains the lyrics, ?You gotta cut loose.?

Being at the same location for over a decade, Sue says she?s developed a routine.

?You get used to people coming in on their regular days and if they?re out of town or they don?t show up, you miss them,? said Sue, who indicated the hairstyling business is equal parts barber and psychiatrist. ?A lot of times it?s not dealing with outer beauty. It?s making people feel good on the inside.?

Kut ?N Loose is located across the street from Warren Aluminum. The phone number is 473-6677.