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Two Wilmington-area chefs, mixologist win at the NC Chef Showdown
On Monday night, food-and-drink professionals from across North Carolina gathered in Durham for the Chef Showdown event, hosted by the N.C. Restaurant & Lodging Association. After 11 preliminary rounds and a pool of 83 entries, the finalists in three categories offered samples to win one of the top awards. Four Wilmington competitors were...
Dining Out: Malone’s Steakhouse Opens At Hamilton Place
Chattanooga’s newest fine dining experience, Malone’s, held a ribbon cutting Monday morning at their Hamilton Place location just behind Dicks’s Sporting Goods store. The stand-alone building is another addition from the Bluegrass Hospitality Group (BHG) co-founded by partners Bruce Drake and Brian McCarty, who also opened Drake’s in Chattanooga in 2019.
Students research broadband access for rural, low-income eastern North Carolina communities
East Carolina University students are helping a small business owner expand broadband access in eastern North Carolina, a resource that many people rely on daily and take for granted. Jessica Zufolo, owner of HarvestBeam, Inc., a rural broadband startup company based in southern Pitt County, is the recipient of a...
Purple Ballot: Common Cause NC to host youth-led concert series
Outreach to Gen Z voters and younger millennial voters is a priority for many voter mobilization efforts across the state - especially leading up to what is shaping into a historic general election this November. Gino Nuzzolillo, campaigns manager for Common Cause North Carolina, is one of the organizers of...
Boil water advisory lifted in Caldwell County following water main break
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A boil water advisory issued for part of Caldwell County last week was lifted for everyone as of Monday, officials announced. A water main break prompted officials to impose a precautionary boil water notice near Granite Falls on Friday, Aug. 23. The “major water main break” happened on U.S. 321 in Granite Falls, which also caused the highway to close that afternoon, the county reported.
Spruce Pine Downtown Yard Sale August 31st
What time- 7am-1pm Join us on Saturday, August 31st, from 7:00 am to 1:00 pm in Downtown Spruce PIne for a fantastic community yard sale! Discover hidden treasures, find amazing deals, and support our local sellers. Vender Information:. – Set up in the old Dry County Pizza or Central Baptist...
New North Carolina poll shows state could again vote red for president, blue for governor
With North Carolina in the national spotlight for the 2024 Election, a new poll sponsored by Elon University is shedding light on how the races for president and governor are shaping up.In both 2016 and 2020, North Carolina voters split their tickets -- voting for Republican Donald Trump to be president and Democrat Roy Cooper to be governor. Polling suggests a similar outcome could happen in 2024, even without Cooper on the ticket.The new poll from Elon University found both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump viewed favorably by just about half of voters.That similar favorability means the presidential race in...
NC Education Lottery: Why are schools still struggling to pay teachers more?
GREENSBORO, N.C. — It's called the North Carolina Education Lottery. I mean, it's right there in the name. So why are we constantly hearing about shortfalls in school budgets and the struggle to pay teachers more?. Let's look at the numbers according to the NC Education Lottery website. Since...
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