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No ordinary jobThursday, May 26, 2011 @ 5:26AMGreg Frixen works as a designated driver in Holly. More concerned with helping out rather than making money, he doesn’t charge for his services and accepts donations to cover the cost of gas.

No ordinary jobWednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 8:58AMGreg Frixen works as a designated driver in Holly. More concerned with helping out rather than making money, he doesn’t charge for his services and accepts donations to cover the cost of gas.

Ed Hardy: Journey from artist to tattoo legendThursday, September 23, 2010 @ 8:11PMLAGUNA BEACH – Armed with Maybelline eyeliner and colored pencils, a 10-year-old Don Ed Hardy drew designs on his friends inspired by tattoos of World War II and Korean War veterans he saw at the beach. "I just got obsessed with it for some...

PERMANENT INK: Owner says River St. tattoo salon is here to stayThursday, July 1, 2010 @ 4:44PMIf you want to get a tattoo in Haverhill, there's only one place you can go. Michael Rivera's Extreme Tattoo N Tanning is the city's lone tattoo parlor. Rivera, 36, also provides tanning services at his 101 River St. shop.

Illegal Ink: Tattoo Employee Discusses Dangers Of IndustryMonday, December 28, 2009 @ 11:17PMA tattoo gun fashioned from a toothbrush is not the safest way to get inked. In August, the County Health Department warned that a Jamestown resident was tattooing people with just such an instrument. On Nov. 19, the County Board of Health levied the maximum fine of $1,000 against the man, Kenneth Paul Fenti.

Aspiring tattooists reject fears that their work at home could harm clientsMonday, November 23, 2009 @ 12:34AMIn kitchens and living rooms across the Inland area, unregistered tattoo artists are inking their friends, relatives and anyone else looking for a deal. Health officials say it's a risky and illegal practice.