Red Lotus Asian Kitchen

Red Lotus Asian Kitchen

Since 2006, Kevin Zhu has owned and operated Red Lotus restaurant in Chapel Hill, near Whole Foods on Elliot Road. Zhu originally worked in kitchens while living in Shanghai, building the knowledge base that he would need later once his family moved to the States. His...
Mama Dip’s Kitchen and Her Legacy in Chapel Hill

Mama Dip’s Kitchen and Her Legacy in Chapel Hill

Mildred Council may have been known to the world by her childhood nickname, Dip (inspired by her long arms), but her reach has been so much longer. Mildred Council died in 2018 at age 89 and today her children, grandchildren, and even great-grandchildren still work at...
National Hispanic Heritage Month

National Hispanic Heritage Month

Today marks the start of National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15), an acknowledgment that began as a week, and later expanded to an entire month, to coordinate with the independence anniversaries of different Latin American countries. For over...
Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom

Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom

By Laurie Paolicelli “My life’s creative challenge is wielding the tension between powerful narrative and compelling data to center Black intellectual lives as craft and method. Radically better metaphors for a radically better public life.” —UNC Professor, Dr....