Petersburg Pilot -

In January, a newly-installed barbershop pole light turned on outside of Spruce Frisør, a walk-in barbershop that opened for business in downtown Petersburg.

Carrie Martinsen, the owner and sole barber at Spruce Frisør, intends to keep her barbering business simple for both herself and clients in the community.

"I've been doing this long enough that ... I just want simple and fun," she said.

Martinsen has worked with hair "in some capacity or another" for nearly 30 years.

"When I went to hair school, I went to pay my way through college, and then I loved it ... I like the interaction with peop...