Hair Salon Opens at Former Phil's

West Main Hair specializes in perms and coloring.

A Westborough location synonymous with haircuts has been restyled. West Main Hair opened Tuesday at 3 West Main St., where Phil's Barber Shop closed on Sept. 29. Phil Evangelous retired, ending 46 years at that location, on the Westborough rotary. West Main Hair owner Ashley Lee said Tuesday the site's location and tradition appealed to her -- but presents a special challenge, too. “For 45 years, (this was a) barber shop,” Lee said. “So, women didn’t know about (coming) here for a woman’s cut.” West Main Hair will specialize in women's perms and coloring, Lee said. Men's cuts are available too. Lee opened the shop after having her own salon in Korea for five years, and working for salon on Boston's Newbury Street, and then Brookline and …

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Westborough Readers' Choice

Where Is Westborough's Best Hair Salon?

In this week's Best of Patch: Readers' Choice poll, we want to know your pick for best hair salon in town.

This week, the Best of Patch: Readers' Choice contest is looking for the best hair salon in town. Who does the spiffiest updo, the most permanent permanent, the most natural-looking color? Here are some of our favorite places, but if we're leaving one off of the list, please let us know in the comments and we'll add it: Share the story with your friends, family and fellow patrons to help your favorite salon earn the win! If you own or represent one of these businesses, follow the above link and claim your listing. It's completely free, and it will help you get the word to the community about what you do! Voting in the poll below is open until 9 a.m. Friday. Because this poll is not scientific, it is not the sole consideration in choosing a…

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MaryJo Kurtz

10:25 am on Friday, March 23, 2012

Next week we look at the best places in Westborough to get breakfast. Yum!   more ›

Review This

Review This: Michelle's South Street Salon

As we post this, the salon has a rating of five stars and one review. Do you agree?

  In our directory of businesses, readers like you can rate and review businesses so others in town looking for a place to go will know your thoughts. This week, we want to know what you think of Michelle’s South Street Salon on, well, South Street. Would you recommend this salon to your neighbor? Do you have a favorite stylist? Do you think the prices and parking are good? Stop by the Westborough Patch listing for Michelle’s South Street Salon, which you can find here, and leave a comment or just rate it on a scale of one to five stars. At least one of you already did!   Follow us on Facebook and Twitter to keep up to date on the latest Westborough news, or simply hit the "like" button at the top of this page. If you'd like to receive the…

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Michelle Poulin

11:34 am on Tuesday, March 19, 2013

When I read this, I really felt Scott must have been thinking of the wrong salon! The special needs ramp which was approved as NOT needing a protective railing, is not a steep slope at all. With it's gentle pitch it's considered an extention of the sidewalk. The landlord who owns this building is very contentious and does all improvements to code. This truly suprised me, and believe it or not, it…   more ›