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Aveda Institute goes green in Winter Park, Florida

Aveda Institute has come to Winter Park, Florida. Since its opening several weeks ago, "Aveda now has 50 students and plans are to eventually have 250 students," said Paulo Figueiredo, director of the school.

"Aveda Institutes are not like any other beauty school or hair school," Figueiredo said. He said the school in Winter Park is a green company with energy-saving air conditioning and lighting. The school chose the Central Florida area for its new location because of the proximity to hotels and airports.

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Student Stage Protest of "Unsafe" Beauty School in Tucson

About 30 cosmetology students walked out of their lessons recently and staged a protest at their school, accusing it of poor treatment and unsafe practices.  The students chanted "We're not going back till it's safe!" and carried protest signs in front of Empire Beauty School in Tucson, Arizona.

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Is the beauty business rescession proof? This father and son think so.

Based on the theory that the beauty business is "recession-proof," a father-and-son team is opening a cosmetology school in Fenton, Michigan.  Bill Arbour and son, William Arbour, took over Fenton Academy of Cosmetology last May and plan to move it to a building they are constructing .  People need jobs, the partners said, and cosmetology offers a career with a short training period that costs a fraction of a college education.  And there's never a shortage of customers.

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Youngest Red Door Spa Manager Enjoys Change

Cassie Hernandez took a job as a makeup artist at a Red Door Spa in Illinois simply to pay for college.  She had known since she was a kid that she wanted to be a lawyer, relishing the "right vs. wrong" mentality, the debating and the politics. She headed down that path by studying criminal justice at a community college outside of Chicago.  A funny thing happened on the way to the Bar exam: She grew to love the world of pampering.  Hernandez has been with the luxury Red Door chain, which has 31 locations, ever since and is now one of its youngest general managers, based at the Red Door Spa at the Wigwam Golf Resort & Spa in Litchfield Park.

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Massage Magazine and Cortiva Institute Join Forces

MASSAGE Magazine announced today that it has teamed with Cortiva Institute, a provider of professional massage therapy training, to launch a new resource center: Continuing Education, at www.MASSAGEmag.com/Cortiva. Tailored to the needs of the massage therapist, this resource center provides news, information, and tools for success with massage continuing education.

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Free Gas Cards - Relief from LA's Le Petite Retreat Day Spa

Le Petite Retreat Day Spa in Los Angeles has announced their "Free Gas Card" summer program to help relieve the economic difficulty people are facing during this time of inflated gas prices.

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If you've got Five Large and 8 hours of free time in New York, visit Spa Chinois

Spa Chinois in New York is offering a new take on the term "day spa”. They are offering a full day at the spa from 10 am to 6 pm, for $5,000, with its "All You Can Spa" program.  The spa closes for the day so the client has complete privacy and run of the spa. The client can have any and all spa services that day. The “All You Can Spa” day escape is for one client or up to five friends. The clients will also receive a catered lunch, afternoon snacks and champagne.

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Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa, Arizona, Offers Reimbursement for Airline Luggage Fees

Guests of the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa  (Arizona) are being invited to show proof of a luggage charge and will be reimbursed $25 per person, up to $50 per guestroom. This gesture on behalf of the Resort is meant to relieve any stress or economic pressures from the new airline policies and to reassure guests that their business is valued and appreciated.

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Get an Oil Change, Massage, and Manicure

Auto dealers wnat to appeal to women, and setting up a showroom like a spa is one marketing idea taking off.   Auto dealers are embracing creative new strategies to entice buyers into their showrooms.  You can get a manicure, hit the driving range, order a snack from the cafe or sip on a drink while you wait. It's a welcome change from the stale coffee and day-old doughnuts of the past. 

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Legitimate therapists worry about spa reputations

Licensed massage therapists across Indiana have long voiced concerns about alleged sex parlors fronting as legitimate massage operations, according to the Indiana president of the American Massage Therapy Association.

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