Hyde Park Hair Salon

'First Barber' Zariff Talks About Obama's Custom Cut, Graying Hair

Huffington Post | Posted 10.07.2009 | Style


'First Barber' Zariff, of the Hyde Park Hair Salon, spoke to Essence magazine about the president's $21 custom coif. On the invention of 'The Obama C...

Obama's Hyde Park

New York Times | Michael Y. Park | Posted 01.22.2009 | Chicago


Hyde Park hasn't gotten this much attention since 1893, when the Chicago World's Fair introduced the country to electricity and serial killers. But in...

Will Obama's Barber Follow Him To The White House? (VIDEO)

Posted 12.13.2008 | Chicago


Barack Obama's longtime barber is hoping to follow his most-famous client to the White House. Zariff, who has been cutting the President-elect's hair ...

Obama's Barber Makes House Call

AP | Posted 12.12.2008 | Chicago


CHICAGO — Apparently when you're the president-elect, the barber makes house calls. As a White House candidate, Barack Obama traveled each week...

Obama Presidency Sends Hyde Park Over The Top

Posted 12.06.2008 | Chicago


Hyde Park erupted in cheers Tuesday as it became clear that longtime resident Barack Obama would be the next American president. The crowd at the Hyd...