Violence in hair salons spurs self-defense program

ALBANY — The Orlo School of Hair Design is typically busting with stylists learning tricks of the trade, but on Sunday and Monday the studio sported a new look. Salon professionals traded in their smocks for workout clothes and replaced sheers and combs with helmets and boxing gloves to learn how to protect themselves against assailants."The salon and spa industry has witnessed some terrible acts of violence against stylists in recent years," said event coordinator Holly Garofano, the owne