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🌱 Why Shorty’s hot dogs still define downtown Wake Forest after a century

Wake Forest, North Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Why Shorty’s hot dogs still define downtown Wake Forest after a century

Also on today's calendar: July 16- Beginner Mahjong and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you mix a broccoli and a melon? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Thunderstorms, with a high of 85 and low of 69 degrees.
  • Monday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 75, low: 66.
  • Tuesday: Some sun with a few showers, with a high of 83 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 9 Of The Oldest Hot Dog Joints In America (tastingtable.com) — Among America’s oldest hot dog joints, Shorty’s on South White Street gets special attention as a century-old Wake Forest staple that began as a movie theater. Locals still crowd in for chili-topped red dogs, Arnold Palmers, and the nostalgia of sharing the same counter their parents and grandparents loved, keeping this downtown landmark central to the town’s identity.
   

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Other local events
    Tuesday July 14
  • Open House - Youngsville Elementary
    Youngsville Elementary School, 125 US-1 ALT, Youngsville, NC 27
    4:00 pm
    • Thursday July 16
  • July 16- Beginner Mahjong →
    The Corner & Meeting House of Wake Forest, 102 North Ave, Wake Forest
    6:00 pm
    • Friday July 17
  • Open Gym at the Tumble Gym (Wake Forest) (Tue, Wed, Fri) →
    The Tumble Gym of Wake Forest Gymnastics, 1839 S Main St #390, Wake Forest
    9:30 am
    • Monday July 20
  • No School- Teacher Workday
    Endeavor Charter Wake Forest, NC 27587
    • Tuesday July 21
  • New Family Virtual Summer Check In
    Endeavor Charter Wake Forest, NC 27587
    6:00 pm
  • Board Meeting
    Endeavor Charter Wake Forest, NC 27587
    7:00 pm
    • Wednesday July 22
  • Open Gym at the Tumble Gym (Wake Forest) (Tue, Wed, Fri) →
    The Tumble Gym of Wake Forest Gymnastics, 1839 S Main St #390, Wake Forest
    9:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Just moved here had to get rid of a lot of furniture because it wouldn’t fit in the U-Haul
    Looking for queen size bed frame, some dressers, nightstands any furniture (Nextdoor Elizabeth Springs)
  • Dog is home now
    Found a dog on Timberland Drive in Sutherland. Didn’t want want to leave it running in the road with no collar, with the day getting warm. Dog is… (Nextdoor Sutherland)
  • TJX Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Backroom Associate 5am till 11am in Wake Forest. Apply here.
  • Nothing Bundt Cakes posted a job opening for Shift Lead in Wake Forest. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wake Forest here.

🗞 Nearby News

Rolesville

  • Farmers react to 'drops from heaven' and a new law to help mitigate drought (wral.com)
  • A family farewell for Lucy Esclamado (philippinenews.com)

Raleigh

  • Key Raleigh real estate figure who helped bring Hurricanes to North Carolina has died (wral.com)
  • Chasing waterfalls: Explore these 8 waterfalls hidden in the Triangle (wral.com)
  • This trail system was saved from housing development. And this time, the developers were in on it. (singletracks.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The saddest vegetable known to man: a melonccoli. (Thank you Francie H. for sending it in!)
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