Charles Thomas Williams has been cutting hair in the West Grove for 55 years.
A self-proclaimed “legend in the Grove,” Williams is the sole proprietor of the Charles Barber Shop, one of the last – perhaps the last – old-school Black-owned barbershops in Coconut Grove.
Since 2022, Williams has served his customers from inside a small blue building that stands apart on a quiet stretch of Grand Avenue, just west of Douglas Road…