Razor's Edge changes with the times and trends.(Neighbor)(Around the block)

0 Comments | Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), May, 2005 | by Adkins, Lenore T.

Byline: Lenore T. Adkins Daily Herald Staff Writer Bruce Corn can tell you what it was like shaving off former Elgin state Sen. Steve Rauschenberger's beard when the Republican stopped into Razor's Edge last year to have it cut off for his U.S. Senate campaign. For one thing, Rauschenberger's shave took more than an hour to complete.

But that was only because a camera crew filmed the entire process - take after take - for a 30-second campaign spot, Corn said. "That was kind of a fun thing we did to kick off his campaign for the United States Senate," Corn said. "It was fun; I had a good time." Gone are the days though when cutting men's hair was the shop's primary source of income. Razor's Edge, the business that started out as a barbershop for...