Zapien’s wins colorful nationwide contest

Norman Zapien freely admits he’d forgotten that hair stylist Renata Falanga had entered his business into a nationwide contest.

But when an email arrived saying his Greensboro-based Zapien’s Salon had prevailed over nearly 20,000 entries, he was stunned – and just a little bit skeptical.

“I thought it was a hoax,” he says. “I really didn’t believe it at first. Even after everyone convinced me it was…