My Barber's Lounge Voted the Best Barbershop in Prince George's County in Gazette Newspaper 'Best of' Contest

    GREENBELT, MD, December 19, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ -- My Barber's Lounge celebrated its first year of operations in Forestville and Greenbelt, Maryland earlier this year. The upscale chain of barbershops ends the year having been nominated as the Best Salon (Barbershop) in Prince George's County. E. Davon Kelly, the owner of My Barber's Lounge, credits the barbershop's success with skillful barbers and braiders and the shop's congenial atmosphere. Kelly exclaims, "I cannot think of a better anniversary gift than to be named the best business in the Hair Salon (Barbershop) category by Gazette Newspapers! We pride ourselves on delivering quality services at reasonable prices in an upscale environment." My Barber's Lounge has also participated in Toys for Tots, Back-to-School supply drives and fundraisers for community programs. Recently, MBL barbers provided free haircuts for residents of iCare, an emergency shelter located in Washington DC.

The Gazette and Gazette-Star Newspapers asked readers to nominate their favorite businesses throughout Prince George's County in more than 40 categories. All entries were write-in votes. Davon Kelly acknowledges MBL clients, "We are grateful to our clients for nominating us for this honor. We are also grateful to our clients for their return business. I opened My Barber's Lounge to honor my dad and the memories of the experiences that I shared with him when he would take me to the barbershop. My vision of operating a barbershop that is an integral part of the community is being realized every day."

A native of Prince George's County, Davon Kelly, prides himself on being "home grown" and continues to invest in the economic viability of metropolitan Washington, DC. Davon Kelly is the President and CEO of NOVAD Management Consulting. The socially-conscious businessman is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors for Boys Town of Washington DC and a member of the Board of Directors for the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE).

My Barber's Lounge is located at 8831 Greenbelt Road in the Cipriano Plaza Shopping Center in Greenbelt, MD and 3436 Donnell Drive in Forestville, MD. For further information, email us at [email protected]. For appointments call 301.735.4645 (Forestville) and 301.552.3730 (Greenbelt), or visit http://mybarberslounge.com.

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