Middletown native opening new salon downtown

Mary Catherine Venturella stands outside MC Hair Salon, which remained under construction Thursday, Oct. 6, at 1131 Central Ave. in Middletown. She plans to open in mid-November when the salon construction is complete. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

Mary Catherine Venturella stands outside MC Hair Salon, which remained under construction Thursday, Oct. 6, at 1131 Central Ave. in Middletown. She plans to open in mid-November when the salon construction is complete. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

Torchlight Pass, which is working to bring dining, retail and lifestyle options to the former TV Middletown building, is getting yet another new tenant.

MC Hair Salon is hoping to open mid-November at 1131 Central Ave., according to owner Mary Catherine Venturella. The 890-square-foot storefront will have spaces for five stylists, one of whom will be Venturella, a Middletown native and resident.

Venturella, who said she attended cosmetology school at the Aveda Institute in New York City, continued to receive advanced training from Vidal Sassoon, Arrojo, and Davines, and for the past six years worked as a hair stylist at a high-end salon in Columbus.

“I wanted to start my own business to challenge myself,” she told the Journal-News. “For the past seven years I have created hair styles and I was ready to create something bigger and new. Once I heard of the revitalization happening in downtown Middletown, I was inspired and couldn’t wait to be a part of it.”

Construction on the interior of the salon should start in the coming days, she said.

For more information, including job openings, call 513-267-4660 or visit www.facebook.com/mchairsalonmiddletown.

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