Sweet Success This year's National High School Chef of the Year is from Charlotte. And just before he graduates, 19-year old pastry chef Luis Rojas is preparing for another national competition in two weeks. Last month, Rojas beat about 800 student chefs from around the country to win an $80,000 scholarship to attend Johnson and Wales University. WFAE's Simone Orendain sat down with Rojas in his classroom-kitchen at East Mecklenburg High School. Listen
StoryCorps-Charlotte: Remembering Moms The StoryCorps booth is crisscrossing the country recording stories of everyday Americans. In this latest interview recorded when the booth was in Charlotte, we commemorate Mother's Day with Valerie and Hagos Egzibher's tribute to both their mothers, who passed away recently. Listen
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The StoryCorps mobile booth is collecting stories from everyday people across the country. The booth was in Charlotte earlier this year, and in the latest installment of StoryCorps-Charlotte we hear a tribute to mothers. Listen to StoryCorps-Charlotte Thursdays at 6:30 and 8:30 a.m. during Morning Edition on 90.7 WFAE. More StoryCorps-Charlotte here.
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