Deep Reads: A gay couple ran a restaurant in peace. Then new neighbors arrived.
Post Reports
The Washington Post
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🗓️ 15 July 2023
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
In the tiny town of Plains, Va., the conservative Christian neighbors of the gay-owned Front Porch Market and Grill have been working to shut down the restaurant. It's a story of ideological differences, accusations of harassment and the monopolizing of town resources.
This story is the second in a collection of occasional weekend bonus episodes you’ll be hearing from “Post Reports.” We’re calling these stories “Deep Reads” and they’re part of The Post’s commitment to immersive and narrative journalism.
Today’s story was written by Tim Carman of The Washington Post and read by Michael Satow for Noa: News Over Audio, an app offering curated audio articles.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Tim Carman, a National Food Reporter for the Washington Post. |
| 0:07.6 | And I'm bringing you the next story in a new weekend offering from post reports. |
| 0:13.4 | We're calling these stories deep reads, and it's part of the post commitment to narrative |
| 0:18.6 | journalism. |
| 0:20.5 | Today's story is a piece I wrote, read to you by a narrator from our partner at the |
| 0:26.2 | App NOAA News Over Audio. |
| 0:30.2 | It's basically a story about a couple who runs a restaurant in Rorova, Virginia, and |
| 0:36.2 | how their experience has changed over the four years since the neighbors moved in right |
| 0:42.6 | next door. |
| 0:44.8 | I think the story is more than just a conflict between two businesses in a small town in |
| 0:52.3 | Virginia. |
| 0:53.9 | I think it hints at some of the larger social and political issues that we have in this |
| 1:02.3 | country. |
| 1:04.4 | And I don't want to spoil it too much because I think the story will prove itself in that |
| 1:10.8 | regard. |
| 1:12.0 | But I do think that this tiny conflict in this tiny town says something larger about |
| 1:20.6 | our country and where we're headed. |
| 1:23.2 | And now here's my story. |
| 1:24.8 | I hope you will find it as compelling as I found it to report. |
| 1:31.1 | A warning that this story contains a description of an exchange with derogatory language. |
| 1:35.8 | Please take care when listening. |
| 1:39.5 | As soon as she spotted the lifeless vermin, Tiffany Foster had a hunch about how it appeared |
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