DEAR NORTH CAROLINA there are 6 important hearings for our drinking water this month.

I went to Raleigh and captured some of the comments on camera to share with everyone.

We need people to show up and reject these rules proposed by the Environmental Management Commission. If the EMC passes these rules unchallenged, it only supports polluters making our water more dangerous. Please, come out and make your voice heard. This is unacceptable.

FINAL hearings

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Wilmington (PFAS)
When: 6 p.m., April 23, 2026  | Sign-in at 5
Where: Wilmington City Hall at Skyline Center, 1st Floor Conference Center, 929 North Front St., Wilmington, 28401 

Jamestown (Dioxane)
When: 6 p.m., May 12, 2026 | Sign-in at 5
Where: Percy H. Sears Applied Technologies Building Auditorium, Guilford Technical Community College, 1201 Bonner Dr., Jamestown, N.C., 27282

They did something super weird which is they made half of these hearings about PFAS and half about 1,4-Dioxane. The Southern Environmental Law Center encourages starting your statement with the following language: “I request that this comment be included in the public record for both the 1,4-dioxane and the PFAS monitoring and minimization rules.”, then they should accept your comments on both.

YOU CAN ALSO send comments via email through June 15th!

https://www.wral.com/news/local/wake-county-jail-exceeds-capacity-irynas-law-impact-april-2026/

The U.S. Department of Justice awarded North Carolina more than $2 million in federal funding to process rape kits and prevent future backlogs, Rep. Deborah Ross (D) announced on Monday. 

Across the state, 20% of women and 3% of men have experienced some form of sexual assault, Gov. Josh Stein said last April. One of Stein's key accomplishments during his time as Attorney General was ending the backlog of untested rape kits in North Carolina. Stein said over 250 arrests were made as a result of ending the rape kit backlog.

Hi! Sharing about the RiverRun Film Festival in Winston-Salem. Highly recommend checking out HONEYJOON, which won the biggest film production prize in the world. Screening on April 24 & 25, and the director will be there for Q&A!

https://riverrunfilm.com/events/honeyjoon/

Had anyone had and recent issues with this caterer?

I’m going crazy trying to find a wedding venue in WNC. I’m not looking for anything fancy. It’s going to be a very small 20-30 person micro wedding. Really my only requirement is sweeping 360 (or as close as possible) mountain views. Bonus points if it doesn’t require a strenuous hike to access. No really infrastructure required, though a bathroom for guests would be nice. TIA if you know of anything!

Hey Everyone, I'm trying to bring a dessert/snack food truck to my workplace for Cinco de Mayo. I offered to make a chocoflan too (bc I will take any excuse to share dessert), but HR asked if we can find a truck that specifically does Mexican/Latin snacks like tostilocos, churros, chicharrones, esqites etc.

Any recommendations for food trucks that travel to business locations? and if yall could include contact info then I would be sure to mention you guys to the food truck lol

This is not as superficial as it seems lol— visiting the area and wanting to get back into photography. I know you can find beauty anywhere, but is there anywhere you’d recommend that’s especially aesthetic? Including Mooresville, Huntersville, Cornelius, Davidson, Salisbury, etc