Anchorage Daily News

Horn Doctor expands its shop and services

The Horn Doctor Music Store has opened its renovated site at 10th Avenue and Ingra Street and is expanding its retail division, which will operate under the name Alaska Music and Sound, said John Kagerer, owner. The repair shop will retain "The Horn Doctor" name.

The roughly $1 million renovation added 7,500 square feet to the store, allowing it to raise the number and type of instruments it sells and repairs, as well as to expand its offerings, including digital pianos, acoustic and sound equipment, more guitars and other string instruments and pre-school music, he said.

Kagerer started the business in 1984, and in 1988 he moved it to a 1,900-square-foot building at 1000 Ingra St., he said. Hours are 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday.

Best Beginnings wins $10,000 grant

Best Beginnings, an Anchorage advocacy group for preparing children to enter school, recently won a $10,000 grant to sponsor a summit aimed at engaging business leaders in the idea that investing in early education is an investment in Alaska's future economy, the group said. Best Beginnings said it is partnering with Providence Health & Services, Northrim Bank and the State Chamber of Commerce in the Oct. 21 summit. The grant is from the Partnership for America's Economic Success, which is managed by The Pew Charitable Trusts.

3 meetings will infuse $2.3 million into city

The Texas Ski Council, the American Avalanche Association and the Avionics Maintenance Conference all have been booked recently for meetings in Anchorage, according to the Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau. The ski council promotes individual and group interest in skiing and snowboarding, and it plans to meet March 5-12, 2010, with about 500 delegates, the bureau said.

The other two meetings are scheduled for two years later: The avionics meeting, with 750 delegates, April 30-May 3, 2012; and the avalanche group, with 900 delegates, Sept. 16-22, 2012. Each of the three groups sent a person on a bureau-sponsored familiarization tour of Anchorage in early March, the bureau said. The bureau estimates the three meetings will bring $2.3 million in economic impact to Anchorage.

The Cutting Room moves to new location

Local stylist Heather Picard recently moved her salon, The Cutting Room, to a new location at Natalie's Wellness Centre at 235 E. Ninth Ave., downtown. Picard has six years of experience serving clients in Anchorage and Eagle River.

Great Clips marks opening with $5.99 haircuts

Great Clips, a large North American hair-care franchisor, has opened a new salon at 1106 N. Muldoon Road, Suite 140, across from Target in the Tikahtnu Commons. All haircuts at the new salon will be $5.99 through July 3 to celebrate the opening.

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