A true story of going full circle. Evelyn Medina shares how coffee has brought her back to her Guatemalan roots. While her family moved from Guatemala to the US in 1976 for more opportunity, she now has brought jobs to this area along with owning a farm and bringing jobs back to her hometown in Guatemala.

She also shares the amazing things they do to support the community.

Mean Mug Coffee Co now has 5 locations, and you can order their coffee online!

For more information on Mean Mug Coffee Co- head over to their website:

www.meanmugcoffeeco.com

socials: @meanmugcoffeeco

For more information about Evelyn, or other guests check out our website:

reallocalstories.com

Thank you to this episodes sponsors:

Salisbury Post: www.salisburypost.com

Livingstone College: www.livingstone.edu

Latoya Price is a motivated, determined, and energetic professional from Asheboro, NC. She holds a BS from NC State University and an MS from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She is the Events Coordinator for Downtown Development/Downtown Salisbury Inc. and has worked over 12 years in parks and recreation departments for the City of Winston-Salem and Asheboro, NC in areas of aquatics, community programming, and therapeutic recreation. She has a passion for providing leisure services to make a difference in the lives of individuals, groups, and communities, and promote and enhance economic vitality and growth. Latoya lives by the mantra,

“Team Work Makes the Dream Work!”

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www.reallocalstories.com

This podcast was recorded at Livingstone College, and is partnered with the Salisbury Post.

You can learn more about Livingstone College by visiting their website:

www.livingstone.edu

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Introducing our first guest, Josh Sanders. A Kannapolis native, competing in season 25 of The Voice.

In this episode you'll learn a lot about his upbringing, life experiences, his family, and the decision to tryout on The Voice this year.

You'll get some fun behind the scenes perspectives and hear about what his goals are.

You can follow him on socials using the handle:

@joshsandersmusic

or go to our website:

reallocalstories.com/meet-josh-sanders-the-voice

Don't forget to tune in to The Voice to catch his journey!

This podcast was recorded at Livingstone College, and is partnered with the Salisbury Post.

You can learn more about Livingstone College by visiting their website:

livingstone.edu

Check out the latest local news by visiting:

salisburypost.com