Shoresides

Michael Turner, 42, is a math teacher at West Carteret High School in Morehead City, North Carolina - a rural, coastal town of 9,000 people. He runs the food pantry which supplements free & reduced lunch with take-home groceries. Now his job is  to find and fulfill the gaps or 'soft spots’ in school food delivery during COVID-19. 

Broadcast from the Working Narratives studio, this series compiles community stories about COVID-19 from coastal North Carolina.

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Diana Tootle, 58, lives in Morehead City, North Carolina. Tootle speaks to the intersection between Hurricane Florence and COVID-19 in her historically African American coastal community. 

Broadcast from the Working Narratives studio, this series compiles community stories about COVID-19 from coastal North Carolina.

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Melvin Dunn, 41, is a shrimper in Beaufort, North Carolina. Dunn lost a shrimp season with Hurricane Dorian last September and now faces further impacts from COVID-19 on the seafood industry. Dunn is from the South River – a predominantly black coastal community in Beaufort, NC. With increasingly intense hurricanes affecting his catch, Dunn decided to transition to a seafood truck delivery service after Hurricane Dorian last September. Now COVID-19 might change that.

Broadcast from the Shoresides' studio, this series compiles community stories about COVID-19 from coastal North Carolina. 

Music by Ketsa. 

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James (Jim) Wall is 75 and currently in quarantine with his step-grandchildren. Wall is a retired attorney and disabled veteran who lives in Wilmington, North Carolina. He suffers from a heart condition and diabetes, and needless to say - he's part of the population most vulnerable to coronavirus. Still, he's staying positive, taking precautions, and making the most of the down time with family. 

Broadcast from the Shoresides' studio, this series compiles community stories about COVID-19 from coastal North Carolina.

Music by Ketsa. 

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Yasmine is a single mother living in coastal North Carolina. Since her restaurant closed, she's been out of work - but she's making the most of her time with her daughter. She reflects on how her day-to-day has and will continue to change in lieu of the COVID-19 pandemic. She's changing up her routine at home and keeping busy. And she's thinking about how this pandemic will continue to affect her financially. 

Broadcast from the Shoresides' studio, this series compiles community stories about COVID-19 from coastal North Carolina.

Music by Ketsa. 

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Chris Lamoreaux speaks to toilet paper mayhem and other patterns happening in this small-town grocery store during the coronavirus pandemic. Lamoreaux, 47, is a cashier at the local Food Lion in Morehead City, North Carolina. Morehead is a small, coastal town that has seen and prepared for deadly hurricane seasons – but nothing like this.  Gloves and masks are on, toilet paper is mysteriously scarce and neighbors are shopping for the elderly. 

Broadcast from the Shoresides' studio, this series compiles community stories about COVID-19 from coastal North Carolina.

Music by Ketsa. 

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Emmanuel (Manny) Ngardinga (Gar-din-ga) is stressed about the changes to his school schedule as a result of coronavirus. Ngardinga is a student at Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington, North Carolina. Last week, he learned he will be taking his classes online for the rest of the semester. 

Broadcast from the Shoresides' studio, this series compiles community stories about COVID-19 from coastal North Carolina.

Music by Ketsa. 

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Bonnie Weeks, 36, is a labor and delivery nurse working at Carteret General Hospital in Morehead City, North Carolina, which is currently on semi-lockdown due to Coronavirus. Weeks has lived in Morehead City - a rural, coastal town of 9,000 people - all of her life. Most folks that come into the hospital work on the water or are in the military. Weeks speaks to how Coronavirus is affecting the local hospital in this tight-knit community. 

Broadcast from the Shoresides' studio, this series compiles community stories about COVID-19 from coastal North Carolina. 

Music by Ketsa. 

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David at the Intergroup office in Wilmington, North Carolina describes how COVID-19 is affecting Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in the area. David explains how the coronavirus is impacting participants of Alcoholics Anonymous and how it may continue to affect groups and meetings in the near future. He talks about how the virus is different from natural disasters like hurricanes, which AA groups in coastal Carolina endure almost yearly.

Broadcast from the Shoresides' studio, this series compiles community stories about COVID-19 from coastal North Carolina.

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Denny Best discusses how his work with the film industry in Wilmington, North Carolina is impacted by coronavirus. Best does trade work in the film industry in and is a member of The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States. He discusses how his livelihood and the industry itself are impacted by coronavirus.

Broadcast from the Working Narratives studio, this series compiles community stories about COVID-19 from coastal North Carolina.

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www.shoresides.org