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As seen in: Cardinal & Pine, Nooze Hounds, Queen City Nerve, NewsBreak, Creative Loafing Charlotte, Iowa Starting Line, Our Community Now, The Copper Courier, The Keystone (Pennsylvania), The 'Gander Newsroom, The Dogwood, Granite Post, Good Info News Wire and
Journalist. Co-founder, Nerve Media Productions. Editor, @queencitynerve. Books & baseball. Perfect parallel parker. Alliterative asshole. rpitkin@qcnerve.com
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Good News Friday: NC employees get ‘historic’ boost in parental leave

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By Billy Ball Verified, Ryan Pitkin Verified
| Cardinal & Pine
Good News Friday is Cardinal & Pine’s weekly roundup of positive news stories around North Carolina. For past editions, tap here. We’ve got some cool news about NC parental leave below, but first: Did you feel a change in the air this week? That’s what it feels like to be living in a state with a budget for the first time in over a year. Gov. Josh Stein signed Senate Bill 257 into law on Tuesday, enacting North Carolina’s first full state budget since 2023.
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Jordyn Zaino Whips Up a Quiet Storm with Impassioned Ballads

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By Ryan Pitkin Verified
| Queen City Nerve Verified
Jordyn Zaino performs at The Milestone in May. (Photo by Dan Russell-Pinson) “What were your musical inspirations growing up?” It’s the obligatory cliche question that all musical journalists ask — more of an icebreaker than an overly meaningful query. Yet when I ask local singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist and raw rock frontwoman Jordyn Zaino, her first two answers provide a certain profundity and perspective that doesn’t really strike me until later.
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Charlotte Studio Artists in Search of New Home Amid Looming Displacement

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By Ryan Pitkin Verified
| Queen City Nerve Verified
Charlotte Studio Artists is currently headquartered in the Johnston YMCA Child Development Center. (Photo by Ryan Pitkin) Speaking with members of the Charlotte Studio Artists Relocation Steering Committee in the organization’s NoDa facility on a recent Saturday afternoon, one throughline emerged: change is constant and should be expected, if not welcomed.
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