A new upscale barbershop is on the way for Ballston next year.
Scott Parker, the co-founder of a bevy of businesses throughout Arlington, announced in a Facebook post Monday that he plans to help open 鈥溾�� in early 2019. He聽said he hopes the Bearded Goat will be a 鈥減remier barbershop specializing in tailored haircuts, hot lather shaves and sculpted beard trims.鈥�
Parker subsequently told ARLnow that the barbershop will be located at 4201 Wilson Blvd, as part of the Ballston Exchange development, the of the National Science Foundation.
鈥淲e鈥檙e really excited to be among all the awesome new tenants that are coming into that project like , Cava, and Philz Coffee, among others,鈥� Parker said.
Parker himself has previously focused primarily on the , backing bars like A-Town in Ballston, the G.O.A.T. and Don Tito in Clarendon and Barley Mac in Rosslyn. He鈥檚 also recently helped start a new boxing gym, Bash Boxing, with locations set for and .
But Parker said that he plans to team up with a pair of barbers, Eric Renfro and Jon Dodson, on this latest venture. They previously worked at the , another high-end barber that opened in Clarendon in 2016.
鈥淛on and Eric decided to start their own shop, and asked me to be a part of it,鈥� Parker said. 鈥淭hey鈥檙e super talented guys with almost 20 years of combined experience in barbering. For them it was a chance to finally realize their dream, and, for me, a great opportunity to work with two very passionate, accomplished people.鈥�
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