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Community Cupboard opens in Aurora
On Thursday, Sept. 10, Goodwill Industries of Eastern NC (GIENC) opened the doors of the new Goodwill Community Cupboard at 150 S. 5th Street in Aurora, the first food market the town has seen in over a decade since the closing of the Piggly Wiggly grocery store. "I love it,"...
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In Wilson, North Carolina, Flo’s Kitchen Fries Up Ham Biscuits Truckers Pull Off The Highway For
Somewhere in North Carolina, there’s a little roadside spot where the biscuits come out bigger than your fist and the smell of fresh baking pulls drivers right off the highway. It’s the kind of place you might zoom past without a second look, until you taste one bite and understand why folks set their alarms for the crack of dawn.
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In Goldsboro, North Carolina, Wilber’s Barbecue Smokes Whole Hogs Locals Have Trusted For Decades
Some places don’t need flashy signs or trendy menus to win you over in North Carolina. Tucked along a busy highway, this humble spot has quietly perfected the art of slow-cooked whole hog barbecue for more than sixty years. The smell of oak smoke drifts across the parking lot...
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Brian’s Business Beat: New businesses open, restaurants progress in New Bern area
Several New Bern-area businesses and city projects are moving forward, according to a Labor Day edition of Brian’s Business Beat. Atlantic Glass & Mirror has its new sign up and is open for business at 3613 Neuse Blvd. in New Bern. Bamboo Quick and Fresh. Bamboo Quick and Fresh,...
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Rocky Mount Farmers Market Lands $308K, Plans General Store by Spring 2027
The Nash County Farmers Market off Peachtree Road in Rocky Mount is getting a major expansion, with plans for a permanent general store, a commercial kitchen and a community garden after securing $308,000 in state funding. Market manager Maureen Brown says the general store is expected to open in spring 2027, though she has not finalized its specifics, and it is not yet confirmed whether the store will operate year-round.
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This No-Frills North Carolina Sub Shop Doesn’t Look Like Much, but Locals Swear Its Italian Sub Is the Best in Town
Some of the best meals in North Carolina hide behind the plainest doors. You know the kind of spot: a little building you have driven past a hundred times without a second glance, until someone finally talks you into stopping. What waits inside is a sandwich so good it rewires...
Rocky Mount Telegram
Downtown seafood restaurant changes name, menu
What was a downtown Maryland-style seafood restaurant that opened for business in late March 2025 had a soft opening Thursday with a new name and a different menu. The former Bustin’ A Gut in the 100 block of Southeast Main Street is now welcoming customers with the name Sho’ Nuff Seafood with Soul, with the seafood being Southern fried and the soul food being homemade. Marilyn Bryant Tucker, who opened the restaurant a year and a half ago with a co-owner, is now the person in charge. Tucker in an interview on Thursday spoke about having started trying to serve nothing but seafood but of seeing a need in the community to also offer soul food. Asked who came up with the new name and logo for the restaurant, Tucker said that she did. “When people hear me talk, I would hear them repeat, ‘sho’ nuff,’” Tucker said. And the name stuck. “I said, ‘Do I say that a lot?’ They said, ‘Yeah, you sure do.’” And Tucker said that friends who know her personally can confirm it’s a favorite expression of hers. And she said that, “I want people to come here and enjoy a good home-cooked meal —
fastfoodclub.com
Order The Country-Fried Steak At This New Bern Diner And You’ll Understand The Morning Crowds
There is a spot in downtown New Bern where the tables fill up before 9:30 in the morning and a line often stretches out the door. People add their names to a waitlist and browse the little boutique shops nearby while they wait for a text that says their table is ready.
The Daily Reflector
Collards a key ingredient for favorite Ayden festival
After more than half a century, collards still have a place at the table at a local festival that gets its name from Southern cuisine’s leafy greens. Collards are the centerpiece of the 52nd Ayden Collard Festival, which will be celebrated Friday and Saturday in southern Pitt County. Kin to cabbage and broccoli, the vegetable is the namesake for festival traditions from beauty pageants to eating contests. This year, collards will be the key ingredient in the festival’s cooking contest, which is included in the lineup of events for the first time in more than a decade. “We decided to bring it back,” festival Chairwoman Jessica Edwards said of the competition, scheduled to begin around 2:15 p.m. Saturday, just before the end of the annual eating contest. Unlike the eating contest, which has drawn media attention in the past with high-profile competitors including the late Mort Hurst, the cooking contest has traditionally attracted a smaller number of competitors and a limited audience. “Before, it was just one cooking contest and we would have two or three people bring collards every year,” Edwards said. “(This year) we’ve got quite a bit of interest, and we’ve got multiple categories, so I’m hoping
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You Could Easily Spend An Entire Day Exploring This Huge North Carolina Flea Market
If you’ve ever driven through Smithfield, North Carolina and thought there wasn’t much reason to stop, Brightleaf Flea Market would like a word with you. Actually, it would like several hours of your time, and it’s going to make very good use of every single minute. Let’s...
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14 Restaurants In Jacksonville, North Carolina That Are Worth Visiting In 2026
I went looking for a good dinner and accidentally created a fourteen-stop problem. Jacksonville is dangerous like that. A place that looks completely unassuming from the road can ruin every backup plan the second the food hits the table. Then another restaurant does the same thing the next day, and...
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Figs star at the Ocracoke Fig Festival
Jamie Davis, executive chef of The Hackney restaurant in “little” Washington, is on a mission to showcase eastern North Carolina with his farm-to-table menu. Davis was the celebrity guest chef at the Ocracoke Fig Festival Aug. 6 to 8 at the Berkley Barn. When you hear about food...
WITN
Tie Breakers sports bar closes Winterville location after six years
WINTERVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - A popular Pitt County sports bar franchise has closed one of its three locations. Tie Breakers, a go-to sports bar franchise, officially shut the doors of its Winterville location on Tuesday. The restaurant announced the immediate closure to the public just one day prior on Monday.
selma-nc.com
Get Ready to BBQ at the 51st Annual Selma Railroad Days BBQ Cook-Off!
🔥 Get Ready to BBQ at the 51st Annual Selma Railroad Days BBQ Cook-Off!. Fire up the grills and bring your appetite! The Selma Firefighter’s Association BBQ Cook-Off is back for the 51st Annual Selma Railroad Days Festival! 🚂🔥. Join us on Friday, October 2, 2026, at...
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Storm damage repairs and added improvements push back Morris Barbeque return
HOOKERTON, Greene County — Morris Barbeque will not reopen as originally planned over Labor Day weekend as additional improvements continue at the longtime Greene County restaurant. The business announced the delay in a social media update, saying a few extra improvements pushed back the original reopening timeline. Owners said...
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In Greenville, North Carolina, Sup Dogs Loads Its Hot Dogs With Toppings Students Line Up For
Some of the best meals hide behind the plainest storefronts, and this one in North Carolina proves it. Picture an all-beef hot dog buried under homemade chili, melted cheese, and a secret sauce that people talk about for weeks. It sits right beside a busy college campus, buzzing with energy...