February 2015

This spot makes the most of its location in the historic Circle Tower building.

“It seems like every other day, there’s an incident,” says Vernell Miller. “Shootings happen so frequently that folks in the community develop an apathy. That’s alarming to me.”

It’s simplistic to point to one thing—guns—and say that’s the problem.

After experiencing this and the emotional toll, some might hesitate to pull their gun again.

Try this if you have a very understanding partner.

“I don’t tell many people we own guns, which is why I don’t want to be identified here. I’m not sure how that would go over with other moms.”

The result: Baby-soft limbs and a mani that should last two weeks.

Every 13-year-old girl’s fantasyland, with hot-pink fuzzy rugs, cheeky signs, and orb chandeliers

The complimentary (blissful) scalp massage led to a Bride of Frankenstein moment.

With a fleet of flatscreen TVs, this spot puts the “man” in manicure.

Get right with the idea of having your face stroked for an hour. This isn’t as easy as it sounds.

It’s hard to tell if the body wrap actually lived up to its detoxifying claims, but I certainly felt—and looked—healthier.

Everything—even a small Aveda shop—is positioned around a pool that’s under a peaked glass greenhouse ceiling.

An exuberant crew of groupies gathers once a month for a multicourse meal that lasts well into the wee hours.

Criminals “try to prey on people they think are weak,” says Just Pizza owner Joey Davis, who claims he once had a gun pressed into his stomach on a delivery before he escaped on foot, uninjured.