The Barber Buddy

Jessie Thomas trims his friend Bob Smith's beard Sept. 24 on Bennett Avenue in Mount Pleasant. "It's beautiful outside today," Thomas said. "I just thought I'd trim him up."

Mardi Gras

Rebecca Steele waits for the start of the Mardi Gras parade Sept. 30 with her friend Antheny Wells in downtown Mount Pleasant.

Jack Karr and his wife Trudy wait for the Mardi Gras parade Sept. 30 in downtown Mount Pleasant outside their store The New Yorker. "My parents opened this place in 1937 and owned it till 1970, when I bought it from them," Jack said. "We've owned it since."

Jack Karr and his wife Trudy watch the Mardi Gras parade in front of their store, The New Yorker, in downtown Mount Pleasant on Sept. 30.

Members of the CMU Marching Band march in the Mardi Gras parade Sept. 30 in downtown Mount Pleasant.

Employees of Firstbank march in the Mardi Gras parade Sept. 30 in downtown Mount Pleasant.

Justin Delcastillo stands beside his tent, Jose's Pig Dig, a business that he runs with his father.

Members of the CMU Marching Band wave flags as the band performs in this slower exposure.

CMU Marching Band director James Batcheller leads the band in a performance after the Mardi Gras parade Sept. 30 in downtown Mount Pleasant.

The Vinyl Day

Justice Records, which closed Sept. 24, was beyond a rare vinyl store. The wall and bathroom art provided homage to its short history of in-house concerts, a freedom that other stores cannot afford. Justice Records part-owner Brent Fisher on the store's last day (below).

Records were bought by the pound in the store's last month of business.