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Local stylists compete for architectural superiority in the ultimate extreme hair competition.

Tarina Akbari dreams in hair. Not in bobs, buzz cuts and ponytails, or even nightmares about Amy Winehouse’s lopsided beehive. In Akbari’s dreams, hair strives to be something else. It takes off from the head and twists and turns into phantasmagorical shapes and sculptures. Even when she’s awake, the 28-year-old hairstylist looks at the world as though it were made out of hair. When a flower, building, flag or a fancy car catches her eye, her immediate thought is, “I’m going to make that out of hair.”

At her Arlington salon on Lone Star Road, most of Akbari’s work week is spent in the trenches of the African-American hair business: chemical straightening, flat-ironing, curling, and At her Arlington salon on Lone Star Road, most of Akbari’s work week is spent in the trenches of the African-American hair business: chemical straightening, flat-ironing, curling, and stitching, gluing and infusing weaves to the hair of African-American women.

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MORE IN THIS WEEK'S ISSUE

Guest Editorial: Violent and shameful though it was, Ax Handle Saturday made Jacksonville a better place.

Cover Story: Local stylists compete for architectural superiority in the ultimate extreme hair competition.

News: The deportation of a longtime U.S. resident exposes how immigration laws fail those who try to play by the rules.

Music: “Uncommon Music” sets the standard for local music philanthropy. Plus noise musician Justice Yeldham carves out his own bloody niche.

Mail: Weekly plays the sucker in serial killer’s “infomercial.” Plus St. Augustine’s Happy Hookers angrily disavow the obvious inference of their name.

Backpage: Duval County is unlikely to improve its performance without correcting its blurred vision

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Walter Coker's Through the Lens

Southlight Gallery, Jacksonville, August 4

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Jacksonville artist Ian Chase muses on the motivations, artistic and otherwise, behind his latest installation in this video by Balin M. Hewitt. To read Folio Weekly's recent interview with Ian, click here.