Barber shops don't exactly have a hard time standing out on the streetscape, and it's largely thanks to the mesmerizing poles that spin just outside of their door fronts. But where'd that barber pole ...

Barbers have not always been tasked only with haircuts and beard-trims; in fact, being a barber during the Middle Ages – and in some regions, all the way through the 19th century – meant being ...

ST. PAUL, Minn.—Barber Pole No. 34,889 has seen better days. After spending more than 40 years in front of Twin Cities barbershops, its red-white-and-blue-striped cylinder is sun-faded and in pieces ...