By GARETT FISBECK Staff Photographer on Jun 19, 2013, at 6:45 PM Updated on 6/19 at 6:45 PM
Zhanna Kolosha, 4, draws picture while she waits for her grandma to get her hair cut. GARETT FISBECK/Tulsa World
Today's dart throw took me to 55th and Mingo in Southeast Tulsa.
When I parked my car, I noticed Yaya's Hair Salon. With a name like "Yaya," I was instantly intrigued.
Inside Yaya's Hair Salon, I found Maria "Yaya" Paz, who has been cutting hair for two years and running her business for just nine months.
She said that everyone started calling her "Yaya" when her grandson started calling her that when he was a baby. Coincidently, she says, "Yaya" means grandmother in Greek.
In her shop was a Russian family who has lived in the United States for just over a decade. They say that Yaya has the best prices in town for the quality of what they receive.
Yaya says her favorite part of cutting hair is making people feel better about themselves and watching that change occur.
-Garett Fisbeck
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Maria "Yaya" Paz works on a client's hair at her shop at 55th and Mingo. GARETT FISBECK/Tulsa World
Natalya Kolosha comforts her son, Adrian, 2, while her mother gets her hair cut by Maria "Yaya" Paz. GARETT FISBECK/Tulsa World
Natalya Kolosha draws with her daughter, Zhanna, 4, while she waits for her mother to get her hair cut. GARETT FISBECK/Tulsa World
Adrian Kolosha, 2, plays on a barber's chair at Yaya's Hair Salon. GARETT FISBECK/Tulsa World
Yaya's Hair Salon, near 55th and Mingo, in Tulsa. GARETT FISBECK/Tulsa World
