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- An Addictive Lunch Combo
- A Road Manual for Artists
- A Lake in Need of Cleanup
- A Pitch for an MLB Team
- A Bite of History at the Chicken Hut
Good morning, readers.
Several weeks ago, a reader corrected me about bread.
What I’d called a stale po’boy roll at Imbibe was actually Leidenheimer bread—intentionally crunchy, imported directly from New Orleans.
So before visiting Filipino Express in Raleigh for this week’s Lunch Money column, I studied up. I researched dishes, listened to a podcast, and watched cooking tutorials. I learned that adobo, the Philippines’ national dish, reflects layers of history: Spanish colonizers named it, but the vinegar-marinating method predated their arrival. Chinese traders later introduced the soy sauce now featured in many recipes.
Filipino Express sits in the back of an Asian grocery store on Capital Boulevard, past shelves of purple ube treats and free pocket Bibles. You smell the restaurant before you see it; garlic and vinegar waft through the vents.
Knowing adobo’s history made the pork version I ordered taste even richer. Read the full write-up below and have a good Tuesday.
—Lena
North Carolina’s hemp industry is at risk. Senate-backed HB 328 threatens over tens of thousands of jobs, billions in revenue, and the well-being of local farmers, veterans, and small businesses. This damaging bill could ban widely used hemp products, paving the way for out-of-state marijuana corporations to dominate. Learn how this legislation could devastate our communities and why we must act now. Click to read how you can help protect North Carolina’s economy and hemp industry.
ARTS & CULTURE
A New Kind of Road Manual
From INDY’s Sarah Edwards: A new book by Stephanie Elizondo Griest, a professor of creative nonfiction at UNC, takes a big question across the globe: Is art worth the sacrifice it requires?
DURHAM
Clean-up Crew
Pollution in Falls Lake has long concerned environmentalists and others. Now, The 9th Street Journal reports, the city is pursuing an unconventional way to treat the lake’s water quality: algae.
OP-ED
A Pitch for Raleigh
By Walt Barron for the INDY: What if Raleigh could show Major League Baseball decision-makers that it’s the perfect home not just for the next franchise but also for the future of the sport itself?
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RALEIGH: Plans are underway to redevelop The Depot in Raleigh’s Warehouse District to include a hotel, retail, office space and “pop-up experiences,” Raleigh Magazine reports.
STATE: The Town of Edenton tried to promote racial unity by moving a Confederate monument out of downtown. The Washington Post reports things didn’t go as planned.
DURHAM: Gemynii is a DJ, artist and “community auntie,” WUNC reports.
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- Raleigh is looking for people to drive old-timey trolleys around the city this summer.
- Today: Chicken Hut is being considered for local landmark status by the Durham Historic Preservation Commission. Chicken (and Durham history) lovers can attend the open meeting.
- People on Reddit are
talkingdebating about the best BLT in Raleigh.
- A recording studio in Pittsboro is for sale for a cool $6 million.
- Join us for: ANTICONFESSIONAL : MISTRIAL a 90-minute participatory performance and political workshop by queer artists Telmo Branco and Ren Mauney on July 6th at the Fruit, questioning state allegiance and practicing queer abolition through immersive artistic intervention.
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