05/13/2026
What happened to the barbershop?
We had named our bar the “Barbershop Blackstone” in honor of our dad, “Don the Barber” DiGiacomo, who cut hair in this very building for most of our childhood. But the State of Nebraska tells us that’s illegal: Even though we’re only open at night and only serve drinks, the state thinks our old name will fool you into thinking we’re going to cut your hair. (Who knows what they think you believe about pirate-themed bars?)
We’ve sued them, of course, but in the meantime, welcome to the CENSORED Shop Blackstone: A Temporarily Censored Neighborhood Bar.