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PSA: Free COVID-19 Testing

May 12, 2020 shoresides 00:00:39 Comments Off

A public service announcement about COVID-19 testing in New Hanover County, NC.

Teen Things to Do During Shelter-in-place

May 8, 2020 shoresides 00:11:15 Comments Off

In our latest episode, Amari, Arabia, Kam, and Shecoria talk about what they’re doing stay sane and have fun during the shelter-in-place orders due to COVID-19. Kam tells us the news on the coronavirus pandemic, Shecoria gives us updates on politics and fashion, and Arabia talks about a curious new trend in her neighborhood. Produced…

White Stocking Resident Still Out of Home: Hurricane then COVID-19

May 6, 2020 shoresides 00:04:52 Comments Off

Jacqueline has been repairing her home from Hurricane Florence since September 2018. During those two years she has stayed with family, gone through the FEMA trailer program and then bought a travel trailer of her own – all while her home was still being repaired. Now, because of Covid-19, the nearly two-year repair process is…

The House, It Couldn’t Breathe

May 6, 2020 shoresides 00:04:48 Comments Off

It’s been nearly two years since Hurricane Florence flooded the Maple Hill neighborhood in Pender County, NC. But Arlisha Hill’s home is still far from repaired. Hill was ready to resume life as normal. She moved back into her partially repaired home this April – thinking construction would continue and she’d be living in a…

Student Speaks on Reimagining Schools during Remote Learning

May 6, 2020 shoresides 00:05:36 Comments Off

“Schools here have a lot of togetherness.” Jaileea Knight is an eighth grader in Tarboro, NC. The small town is home to a large reimagining public schools effort. From her perspective as a student leader, Knight speaks to school redesign momentum during remote learning – tackling interactivity and broadband limitations. Broadcast from the Working Narratives…

Drug Use, Hurricane Florence, & COVID-19

May 6, 2020 shoresides 00:08:27 Comments Off

Illicit drug users face unique challenges during disasters like Hurricane Florence and COVID-19. What happens when dealers leave town or shelter-in-place? How do overdose rates change? Find out on this week’s episode of Storm Stories. Support the show (https://shoresides.org/support/). Want to Help: Donate – To The Good Shepherd Center to fund housing assistance programs….

Kelly & How Food Insecurity is Changing

May 1, 2020 shoresides 00:03:58 Comments Off

Kelly Spivey speaks about how she has seen the food insecurity conversation change during COVID-19. Kelly’s Community Pantry started to take the shame out of asking for help with groceries. The pantry is a public, unmanned neighborhood food cupboard providing free canned and boxed items. Now Spivey acts as a community organizer around food issues…

First, There Was the Fire

April 26, 2020 shoresides 00:04:10 Comments Off

Helen Barrett drove school buses in New Bern, NC for 25 years. In early adulthood, she saw the fire of 1922 change the landscape of her city – pushing African Americans from downtown. Now she’s seeing the same zoning patterns in the wake of Hurricane Florence. Flood Zone is a special investigation reporting on flooding…

Birthday Party

April 26, 2020 shoresides 00:05:17 Comments Off

Helen Barrett from Episode 3 shares a poem she wrote about sharing a birthday with Hurricane Florence. Two years since her house flooded with three feet of water, Barrett is still not in her home. Flood Zone is a special investigation reporting on flooding in Coastal Carolina communities. The podcast is a project of Shoresides…

Black Pockets

April 26, 2020 shoresides 00:04:10 Comments Off

Eric Brown is from Back Street, a once thriving African American community named for being the opposite to downtown. Back Street has nearly been wiped out from repeated hurricane flooding. Brown built a second home to run from the water, but what will become of his family’s homestead? Flood Zone is a special investigation reporting…

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