Camel City Coffee reopening Wednesday June 3rd

Camel City Coffee, located in the shops at 110 Oakwood Drive is reopening on Wednesday, June 3rd at 8 AM. On Tuesday staff could be seen inside the store preparing for reopening by constructing partitions between the cashier station and barista area and customers. The coffee shop has been closed since April 1st in response…

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Know Before You Go: Revisiting & Re-Ranking Ardmore Supermarkets 1 Week Later

Last week we posted an article detailing our investigation into the practices employed by Ardmore-area supermarkets to protect their staff and customers from COVID-19. The article was widely shared and received over 1,500 views over a two-day period. Our criteria for the article is based on Governor Cooper’s requirements and recommendations and each location was…

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Cafe Arthurs Reopening Monday for Takeout Only

Cafe Arthurs, located at 1416 S Hawthorne Road (the corner of Hawthorne Road and Knollwood Street) has been closed for the last couple of weeks but the restaurant will be reopening today, Monday April 20th for takeout. The restaurant’s hours will be 11AM-7PM and will be providing takeout service only. You can call ahead and…

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Ranking local supermarkets on their COVID-19 protection efforts

Note: This post will be updated should stores improve (or relax) their efforts to enforce social distancing guidelines. Update 4/17/20: 11:00 AM – Food Lion docked a point for inconsistent mask/glove wearing as reported by observers. 9:45 AM – A Reddit user noted that Whole Foods does indeed staff the entrance when necessary to ensure…

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Twin City Hive to close permanently

Twin City Hive, the little coffee shop located in Brookstown is closing its doors permanently due to business being impacted by the COVID-19 shutdowns and lack of business during Business 40/Salem Parkway construction. On their Facebook page Terry Miller, the owner, posted this message: It is with a heavy heart that I write this post.…

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