{"id":9286,"date":"2018-11-02T17:00:47","date_gmt":"2018-11-02T17:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/?p=9286"},"modified":"2018-11-02T17:00:47","modified_gmt":"2018-11-02T17:00:47","slug":"local-beauty-shop-marks-17th-year-in-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/?p=9286","title":{"rendered":"Local Beauty Shop Marks 17th Year in Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_9280\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9280\" src=\"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_2640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_2640.jpg 600w, https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_2640-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9280\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beauty shop employees and business and city leaders during the celebration.<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Story and photos by Tony Vindell\/LFN<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some businesses come and go like the wind, others survive tough economic times or other adversities.<\/p>\n<p>Los Fresnos Tips &amp; Clips Beauty Salon is one of the latter.<\/p>\n<p>The shop had just completed its 17th year this month cutting hair and doing manicure and pedicure work for what appeared to be a faithful clientele.<\/p>\n<p>Delia Ruiz, the business owner, said she first had the shop next to Subway and relocated to its current location at 717 W. Ocean Blvd. two years ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was the only one working here when I opened the shop,\u201d she said. \u201cAs time went by I started hiring one beautician and another and another.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Today, Ruiz said she has about 10 employees and plans to buy the complex where Tips $ Clips is at.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9279\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9279\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9279\" src=\"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_2637.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_2637.jpg 600w, https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_2637-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_2637-405x270.jpg 405w, https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_2637-60x40.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9279\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Delia Ruiz cuts the hair of a faithful patron.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>She said two or three beauty shops were in business in 2000 in Los Fresnos, compared to 14 or so today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBusiness has been good for me,\u201d Ruiz said. \u201cThanks God!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Roberto Garcia, a faithful customer, said he has been getting his hair cut since he moved to Los Fresnos 14 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Los Fresnos Mayor Polo Narvaez and chamber of commerce officials attended a brief ceremony to thank and to wish more luck for Ruiz\u2019s many years as a member of the local business community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Story and photos by Tony Vindell\/LFN Some businesses come and go like the wind, others survive tough economic times or other adversities. Los Fresnos Tips &amp; Clips Beauty Salon is one of the latter. 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