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It also was where so Barber Shop owner, David referring to the neon sign many men and boys from the McCubbin, sat in one of sev that once hung in the build community had come for a eral padded chairs lining the ing’s front window. “And the haircut and the type of con back wall of the small shop two poles, they’re taken versation one can only get he’d known nearly all his down and wrapped up, ready amongst friends at a local to be taken out.” barber shop. life. PHOTO BY JOH N MCTAGGART Boxes sat half-packed to Before he said another “It’s time,” he said. “It’s his right, a pair of barber word though, there was a just time.” poles wrapped in bubble moment of silent reflection, Dave McCubbin stands at the front of the barber shop his grandfa wrap were neatly placed his eyes scanning the room See PLACE, page 2A ther, father and uncle all worked at during the past 63 years. Be mine Appeal Viviano Flower Shop in Grosse Pointe Woods was hopping on Valentine’s Day. At dates in right, Elise Holderbaum wraps a bouquet for a customer. Below, Aaron Humphreys of Grosse Pointe Park has the flowers and looks for a card. Below, middle, sparkly red hearts March were popular for the day. Below, far right, a By Brad Lindberg rose dubbed Hearts on Fire was the perfect StaffWriter call for many gift givers on Feb. 14. GROSSE POINTE FARMS — The date of the second board of review meeting next month is changed. New dates are: ♦ 1 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, and ♦ 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Monday, March 23. Hearings are scheduled by appointment and held at Grosse Pointe Farms City Hall, 90 Kerby. The board holds two meetings in March during which property owners may petition for lower property tax assessments. “Two dates are required by the (city) charter in March,” said Shane Reeside, city manager. See APPEAL, page 9A Grants not y et Trolley numbers off the tracks granted By John McTaggart Park City Manager Dale By Brad Lindberg StaffWriter Krajniak said, “It also has StaffWriter greatly assisted the Park in GROSSE POINTE PARK relieving its parking shortfall GROSSE POINTE SHORES — No — The numbers are impres during peak hours where pre- one from the public addressed the sive, and the mission accom viously efforts were city council during a second, man plished. focused acquiring homes dated public meeting about pro The K-Line Trolley was and extending parking lots posed block grant expenditures. conceived with the intention into our adjoining residential “We are required to have a sec of easing the parking woes districts. Additionally, the ond public hearing for members along Kerchavel between trolley service complemented of the community to comment Moross in Grosse Pointe the Grosse Pointe Chamber about what the (city) administra Farms and Wayburn in the of Commerce’s Dine, Shop, tion is proposing,” said Ben Park, as well as showcasing Play in Grosse Pointe cam Hughes, a Community the businesses along that paign.” The trolley, with the mayors of the Pointes and Harper Development Block Grant consul popular stretch of road, and The success of the K-Line is Woods and their families, rolled down Kercheval during the tant retained by Grosse Pointe has been a resounding suc easy to quantify, Krajniak Grosse Pointe Santa Claus Parade. Shores, at the meeting Tuesday, cess. said. Jan. 27. Block grants are adminis “In addition to accenting “The average number of month being August, where were the last two weekends tered by the federal Department and promoting the quaint passengers per night was we averaged 456 riders per nature of our communities,” 280,” he said. “With the peak night. 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TROLLEY: cent of the riders were Carol Schaap also is Continued from page 1A between the hours of 5 the impetus behind the p.m and 10 p .m .,” new theater under con in August where we aver Krajniak said. “This coin struction at the Lavins aged 590 (passengers) cides with the use of the Center at Windmill per night.” trolley as primarily for Pointe Park in the Park, The K-Line made its dinner traffic. The the Carol C. Schaap the first trip in early August, top spots were the area ater. and wrapped up opera restaurants along “The Park, and the tions for the year Dec. 27, Kercheval.” Pointes, are so fortunate running from about 5 The K-Line is truly a to have individuals like p.m. to 1 a.m. September community service, made Paul and Carol (Schaap), and October, and 5 p.m. possible, Krajniak said, Jane and Richard to 11 p.m. in November thanks to members of the Manoogian, along and December. community. with Sean and Nancy “Our last day of opera Red Crown, the Cotton, step up and tions, Dec. 27, it carried Manoogian Foundation, truly make a difference,” 233 passengers.” he said. Sean and Nancy Cotton, Krajniak said. “The The K-Line was a valu the Grosse Pointe K-Line was a huge suc able tool for patrons who Chamber of Commerce cess.” wanted to dine at some of and Paul and Carol The trolley will begin PHOTOS BY JOHN MCTAGGART the area’s most popular Schaap were all instru service this year in the Dave McCubbin proudly restaurants and the sta mental in making the spring, when the weather displays a photo of what tistics reflected this trend. vision of the K-Line trol permits, Krajniak said. the building looked like in 1952 when the shop opened. At right, Some of the tools of the trade at McCubbin’s get Movie cleaned before the next time haircut. Mario DeLisi adds a tugboat sticker to the frame he is making at Long-time the mother-son movie McCubbin’s night in Grosse Pointe barber, Mark Woods Feb. 7. Rittinger, cuts Jeff Adams’ hair Saturday morning. PHOTOS BY RENEE LANDUYT Logan Smith wore his Lego shirt, perfect for the event where the theme was stories to tell.” chairs were so close Legos and the PLACE: The people, the stories, together that it was tough movie was The are the real soul of to turn them even. There Lego Movie. Continued from page l A McCubbin’s, he said, and really aren’t many places Below, left, the essence of what made like that, for men, around Danny Storrs, After more than six the business so success any more.” mom Sheri decades, McCubbin ful over the years. After Feb. 25, there will Storrs and decided it’s time to close “It’s a barber shop, be one less. Nate Storrs en the doors on McCubbin’s sure, but it’s more than That’s when the doors joy some time Barber Shop and begin a that it has been more at McCubbin’s Barber together at the new chapter. than that to a lot of men Shop will close for the movie. “It’s been really hard,” over the years,” final time. |tw o u r i s tO i-.-i o he said,,“But aftertalking MgCubbin’s said, a smile “I don’t have a single h W y we creeping across his face.