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“I think that downtown Raleigh wants to look good, but I don’t necessarily know if it wants to be good.”

Food and beverage (F&B) establishments had to turn away customers with fake vaccination certificates and some whose full-vaccination status were not yet valid, following the resumption of dining in on Tuesday (Aug 10).

Some people thought they could dine-in while unvaccinated if they are in a group of two.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Jim Hodges remembers when Gaskins Soda Shop served up its famous chicken salad sandwiches out of the bottom floor of the Elks Temple, once the hub of downtown New Bern.  Gaskins thrived during the 40s to the 60s and was always packed -- no surprise with the smell of toasted buttery bread and ice cream wafting out to the bustling street. As a kid, he was also fascinated by the fact that you could enter Charles Store on Middle Street and exit on Pollock Street. "To me, the Elks Temple buildi...