{"id":250492,"date":"2026-07-23T18:46:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T18:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/250492\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T18:46:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T18:46:26","slug":"cutting-edge-colour-cuts-celebrates-ribbon-cutting-in-mount-penn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/250492\/","title":{"rendered":"Cutting Edge Colour & Cuts celebrates ribbon cutting in Mount Penn"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new locally owned salon is putting down roots in Mount Penn with a focus on affordability, community and creating a positive workplace for stylists.<\/p>\n

Cutting Edge Colour & Cuts celebrated its official ribbon cutting Thursday at its location at 2550 Perkiomen Ave., Suite 2, with community members, local officials and supporters gathering to mark the occasion.<\/p>\n

Owner Melissa Scaletti, who has worked in the beauty industry since earning her cosmetology license in 1998, said opening her own salon is the culmination of a career that has taken her through several states, a transition into health care, and ultimately back to cosmetology.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI felt like I wanted to go back into hair because it really makes an impact on people when you can change their daily lives just by helping them transform the way that they look,\u201d Scaletti said. \u201cWhen you do a haircut or color, that lasts weeks to months, and they\u2019re just so grateful.\u201d<\/p>\n

Before opening the salon, Scaletti spent years working as a stylist and salon manager, including with Regis salons, before stepping away from the profession to raise her children. She later became a medical assistant for about eight years but said she realized she found greater fulfillment helping people through cosmetology.<\/p>\n

Scaletti said another motivation for opening her own business was creating a workplace where stylists are treated well and fairly compensated.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI wanted somewhere where it\u2019s fun to work, it\u2019s fun to come to work every day,\u201d she said. \u201cSomewhere where your employees can make good money.\u201d<\/p>\n

The salon officially opened May 15 after months of preparation. According to the business, construction delays caused by a leaking roof and outdated electrical wiring pushed back the opening and increased renovation costs, but Melissa and her husband, Anthony, continued moving forward with the project.<\/p>\n

Anthony initially encouraged her to pursue the idea of opening her own salon.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt first I was kind of scared to do this adventure,\u201d Scaletti said. \u201cIt took him probably a month or more to convince me.\u201d<\/p>\n

She said her experience managing three salons successfully gave her confidence to eventually take the leap into business ownership.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s something new to just start from the ground up,\u201d she said. \u201cWe invested everything.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since opening, Scaletti said she has enjoyed getting to know residents beyond those coming in for appointments.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve gotten to know people by name,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s just really nice just feeling like you fit in.\u201d<\/p>\n

She hopes to continue giving back by sponsoring local youth sports and becoming an active part of the Mount Penn community.<\/p>\n

\"MountMount Penn Mayor Ryan Maurer.<\/p>\n

Mount Penn Mayor Ryan Maurer attended the ribbon cutting and welcomed the new business to the borough.<\/p>\n

\u201cAny time you have a business opening in our community, it\u2019s a good thing,\u201d Maurer said. \u201cIt\u2019s good for employees, it\u2019s good for the community, it\u2019s good for the owners.\u201d<\/p>\n

Maurer said the borough wants entrepreneurs to know they have support when investing locally.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur doors are open in Mount Penn for entrepreneurs, and we\u2019re definitely willing to partner with people and help promote their businesses if they\u2019re willing to take the risk and invest in our community,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Cutting Edge Colour & Cuts offers hair services for clients of all ages using an \u00e0 la carte pricing model that allows customers to customize services based on their preferences and budget.<\/p>\n

Scaletti worked with the Small Business Development Center at Kutztown University during the startup process, receiving assistance with business planning, financing preparation and marketing.<\/p>\n

Looking ahead, Scaletti said her long-term vision extends beyond the current location. While she and her husband have discussed future expansion, she is focused on growing the business steadily. She also hopes to build a family legacy, with two of her three sons planning to attend barber school and eventually become part of the business.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really do want to leave a legacy for them,\u201d Scaletti said. \u201cHopefully we\u2019ll be here 20, 30 years or more, and they\u2019ll take over for me.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new locally owned salon is putting down roots in Mount Penn with a focus on affordability, community…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":250493,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[128,130,129],"class_list":["post-250492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-reading","tag-reading-city","tag-reading-city-headlines","tag-reading-city-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=250492"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250492\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/250493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=250492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=250492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=250492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}