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New restaurant in Denton offers fresh-made sauces, meatballs and more
Filipe Henriquez s hands that one built houses in El Salvador now construct pizzas and other Italian dishes
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Felipe Henriquez uses his hands six days a week to make pizzas with fresh-made tomato sauce and forms homemade meatballs for pasta dishes and sandwiches to serve at his Henriquez Pizza restaurants in Davidson County. His second location opened June 3 in Denton.
But it wasn t too long ago that the 32 year-old El Salvador native was using his hands when his age still reflected only a single digit to build homes and buildings alongside his father in his native country. He lived with his parents in a home with no running water or electricity, walking to a river at 5 in the morning to bathe and bring home water for his mother.
The Barbecue Festival staff is getting creative this year to provide funding for the 2021 festival after the 2020 festival was canceled due to COVID-19 and the loss of a major sponsor.
Lexington s Tonya Lanier will release her latest book and hold two book signings; new party rental equipment business opens; MasterBrand Cabinets will hold a Hiring Day event: Here s What s Happening in Davidson County.
Dr. Michael Blackwell has a lot to say when it comes to the Baptist Children s Homes of North Carolina, which he has led for 38 years. He captures the past 20 years of change and history of the nonprofit in his sixth book.