After 30 years of serving Shoreline and its neighboring communities, James Alan Salon is now James Alan Salon and Spa, and has expanded and relocated to a new 4,400 square foot space at 19240 Aurora Avenue North, Shoreline 98133. James Alan Salon and Spa offers a wide array of services, including facials, massage, waxing, permanent cosmetics and hair extensions, as well as haircuts and color services.
The grand opening event is scheduled for August 15 from 11 am to 5 pm. Ruth Roche, New York City based hairstylist, salon owner, educator and platform artist, will be a special guest, offering consulting tips throughout the day. In addition, product specialists will be on hand to answer questions, all retail purchases will be discounted by 15%, and hourly raffles and gift certificate specials are planned. There will be a ribbon cutting ceremony with Shoreline Mayor and former James Alan Salon Owner Keith McGlashan at 1 pm.
James Alan Salon and Spa is well known in the Shoreline area for its philanthropic spirit and dedicated employees. It was voted "Best Small Company to Work For" by Washington CEO Magazine in both 2003 and 2005, and was the recipient of the “Healthy Community Corporate Champion Award” from the Puget Sound Business Journal in 2009.
“We are thrilled to be in our new location and to have completed our own makeover,” says Matthew Fairfax, Owner of the James Alan Salon and Spa. “This has been an event 10 years in the making, ever since I envisioned the space while in the Executive Development Program at the University of Washington,” states Matthew. “We struggled with the former City of Shoreline council members and the tough economy. There were even days when we wondered if it would ever come together. Thanks to the new council, the City of Shoreline staff and the Inland Group (our new landlords) our vision has become a reality. We are excited to be doing what we do best in a beautiful new space – providing outstanding service to our clients and following through with our ongoing commitment to the community”.
Mr Fairfax has only himself to blame for his developer problems.
ReplyDeleteAll of his shenanigans at his old site were caused by JAS over reaching, misjudging on what the code allowed and what even the fire department would allow. Rich developers always try to blame the system for not allowing them to make big bucks at the expense of the public.
Please, give us a break from his sob story. Now that his friends on the current city council are there, he can develop freely.
Gee whiz Matthew, why don't you tell the truth about your old salon site, like how the building was condemned because you failed to shut off the water and a pipe broke when it froze, severely damaging the building over 18 months ago.
ReplyDeleteBetter yet, Matthew, how about you couldn't build your new salon because there was inadequate water at the old salon site, the fire department wouldn't sign off on the permit, plus they didn't like the greencrete you wanted to use for the parking lot, it wouldn't support the weight of a fire engine.
But here is the piece de resistance - your little development company quit making payments last October and the old salon site was put up for auction sale at the King County Administration Building.
Yeah, it's a challenging economic climate, but when you, Keith McGlashan, and Jim Abbott make only three payments on a loan and then walk away, leaving a $1 million default, people start to wonder...
Query: Is it customary for a mayor to be the ribbon-cutter for the opening of a private business?
ReplyDeleteThis announcement of the opening is clearly a political thank-you note to the mayor, a former partner in the original salon.
We need to restore the integrity of the Shoreline City Council so that all development in Shoreline is beneficial to the residents of the city, and not just for the financial benefit of the developers.