ROSY OUTLOOK: Santa Barbara’s king of black-and-gray ink, JJ Ortiz, is feeling good after a scary battle with cancer. “It makes you appreciate the tiniest little things. Every thing’s a good thing; ...

As someone who has already accumulated over 25 tattoos at the age of 23, one of the most common questions I get asked is, "How did you decide what your first tattoo should be?". I'd be lying if I said ...

As a teenager in Larimore, N.D., Shanna Gratton Demke was so moved by the ska-infused music of the California band Sublime, she would hold her phone up to the stereo so her friend more than 300 miles ...

If you’ve ever been interested in exploring the history of tattoos or designing one, the Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art will host its next monthly Tattoo Design Workshop at 3 p.m. Feb. 11. The ...

The Untitled Hotel at 3 Freeman Alley on the Lower East Side is chucking the traditional hotel gift shop for something a tad more permanent: Unscripted Ink, the city’s first in-hotel tattoo studio.