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Writer and news editor, sharing the stories that tell me who I am. West African, Southern, progressive, unintentionally funny.
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Anju serves up Korean staples and new classics in Charlotte Original

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By Emiene Wright Verified
| The Charlotte Observer Verified
It's an early Saturday evening at Anju, and the Woodlawn restaurant's narrow dining room is packed. The couples, groups of friends and business partners run the gamut in age and ethnicity but share a common denominator: on almost every table sits a steaming pot of budae jungol - "army stew." After the Korean War, which killed 10 percent of the population, Koreans faced widespread food insecurity.
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Once a secret for fashion insiders, Charlotte boutique finds a new, visible home

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By Emiene Wright Verified
| The Charlotte Observer Verified
On a grimy strip of North Graham Street, tucked between industrial supply stores, a hidden gem quietly flourished for over a year. The only clue to the decades of fashion treasures inside the Charlotte shop were its exquisitely well-dressed visitors. A peek through the door revealed cashmere dinner jackets slung casually over silk sheaths, halter jumpsuits mingling next to luxury streetwear brands in a symphony of cool.
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Ocean City, Everlasting

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By Emiene Wright Verified
| Our State Verified
Five-year-old Carla Torrey often played alone on the beach in Ocean City, building sandcastles under the watchful eye of a neighbor. Less than a mile in either direction, she could see throngs of strangers jockeying for space, their umbrellas and lounge chairs jumbled together. But here in 1960, along this serene stretch, Torrey’s playmates were the waves and the breeze, the sand and the sky. The princess of Ocean City danced in the foam, vaguely understanding that she enjoyed a special privilege.
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