TC Salon & Spa

I just spent the last 2 1/2 months in retail withdrawal. Unexpectedly, I had to go out on medical leave after taking a very bad fall. And while I'd love to be able to say I was doing something macho, like downhill skiing or sky diving, the truth is my...

Have you been left hanging with gift certificates to Paolo’s Italian Restaurant in Northampton? Since I broke the news in this blog that Paolo's closed without warning on Jan. 28, I’ve been bombarded with calls and emails from patrons who...

Owners of Lawrence Roth Salon and Day Spa in Allentown are planning to buy the former TC Salon building in the city's West End, owners said Thursday. The deal would move Lawrence Roth's Liberty Street operation to the TC Salon space at 621 N. 19th St. The...

The usual peek at SOME items I'm looking into for Sunday's column. Cafe the Lodge -- New eatery opening in March in south Bethlehem. Logan's Roadhouse -- Checking for opening date on steakhouse in Airport Center. Aura Salon -- New salon on Northampton...

Twenty days may seem like a year in some situations. For life insurance purposes, 20 days actually can be a year. Mary Kessler recently discovered her birth date was wrong on a policy she took out with New York Life Insurance in 1977. The policy lists...

Businesses can live on in cyberspace long after they're dead in the real world, misleading customers and even costing them money. Such was the case with TC Salon & Spa. Until the Watchdog stepped in, the long-closed salon still was selling gift cards...

For roughly a decade, Donny Chen has worked at Japanese restaurants but always planned to open his own. Just a few months ago, those plans came to fruition with the opening of DM Sushi at the former Ray's Famous Pizza II at 2928 Old Nazareth Road, Palmer...

It happens nearly every time a business closes in the Lehigh Valley. Someone is left holding a gift card. I often hear from those people, looking for help. When TC Salon & Spa in Allentown closed Monday, the outcry was......

Many readers have asked what to do with unused gift cards/ certificates for the now-closed TC Salon & Spa in Allentown. Owner Frank Shipman said this afternoon that he was still trying to figure out how to address the situation. Shipman said a bank...