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The National Restaurant Association cites “Mother’s Day as the most popular holiday of the year to eat at restaurants.” Several places have put out deals just in time for the celebration. “Mother’s Day has historically been a strong, high-traffic holiday for the restaurant industry,” Hudson Riehle, senior vice president of research for the National Restaurant […]

Happy Cinco de Mayo! What exactly is Cinco de Mayo you asked? While to most Americans it became a party holiday but its a holiday that celebrates the date of the Mexican army’s May 5, 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War. If you’re interested in Mexican food and […]

Serena Williams is expecting her second child! The tennis star and husband, Alexis Ohanian revealed her pregnancy in an Instagram post before attending the 2023 Met Gala on Monday. Serena posted photos of herself and her husband showing off their Met Gala and her baby bump say “Was so excited when Anna Wintour invited the […]

The couple announced the news on social media, sharing a post of their maternity shoot. 

According to the Gaston County Police Department, a manhunt is underway for an “armed and dangerous” man accused of shooting multiple people, including a six-year-old girl and her parents. Tuesday evening (April 18), officials said 24-year-old Robert Singletary shot and wounded multiple people, near April Drive in Gastonia, NC. Queen City News reports that six-year-old […]

A viral video of a fight between a substitute teacher and a student at Rocky Mount High School is making its rounds around social media and people share their opinion on the situation. Rocky Mount Police are looking into the physical altercation that took place in a classroom of a Rocky Mount high school Monday […]

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Finding qualified job candidates is not an easy thing to do.  We can help! Charlotte Job and Recruitment Fair: May 18 10 AM – 2 PM Bojangles Coliseum Employers and HR Professionals, don’t miss this chance to fill positions at your company! Make sure your business is represented in front of the many qualified and […]

Former President Donald Trump is now under arrest ahead of his arraignment Tuesday at a Manhattan courthouse. Trump surrendered and was formally processed. The 76-year-old faces charges stemming from hush-money payments made during the 2016 campaign to bury allegations that he had extramarital sexual encounters. Most New York defendants are booked at a police precinct, […]

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Spice is pregnant! The Love & Hip-Hop Atlanta star shared a post to Instagram showing off her baby bump dressed in blue. The post was captioned “God has been so good to me”. Nicki Minaj, Winnie Harlow and fellow Love & Hip-Hop castmates congratulated her in the comments on her post. If you were a […]

Swan Brown talks to Hot 107.9’s J-Nicks about her daughter Shakrystin Brown’s viral photo. The internet has coined her daughter the nickname “Prison Bae”.  Ms.Brown speaks about the struggle of having her daughter go to jail and give birth to her grandson. The ATL inmate was taken to jail for an armed robbery back in […]