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Daily Tar Heel •

You can't get to heaven in a Red Kanoo: Student band makes waves

The story behind the name Red Kanoo began with a nursery rhyme that lead singer Kendall Babb heard in second grade.

“Duke is puke, Wake is fake, N.C. State is the one we hate, you can’t go to heaven in a red canoe because God’s favorite color is Carolina Blue,” she recited, adding, “And I kind of put that out there. I was like, ‘It’s kind of cute.’”

Then, when bassist Jackson McCurdy was making the band’s Instagram account, he realized  the username “redcanoe” was taken.
WUNC •

Tonya Council, granddaughter of culinary legend "Mama Dip," on keeping her family's legacy alive

Tonya Council, granddaughter of the late culinary legend Mildred “Mama Dip” Council, has opened her very own Southern-style eatery, Tonya’s Cafe. Located next to Tonya’s Cookies & Bake Shop in Chapel Hill, the cafe is the latest in Council’s string of culinary ventures. Due South’s Leoneda Inge speaks with Council about Tonya’s Cafe, Southern food and her grandmother’s influence. This encore conversation originally aired earlier in May 2025.
The Daily Tar Heel •

Long-awaited Cat's Cradle expansion planned on Brewer Lane for late this year

The longstanding local music venue Cat’s Cradle will be opening a second location at 107 and 109 Brewer Lane in Carrboro. Permits were issued for the new site and work is underway on the project.

The new, two-story project will be almost 11,000 square feet and have room for more than 1,000 occupants. The plans include five bars and a mezzanine level with over 1,600 square feet of space overlooking the stage and standing room below.
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