The Ice Storm

Goldsboro Ice Cream Shop the Ice Storm Wins $20,000 Grant From Blue Bunny | Eater Carolinas

"After nine years of putting every dollar back into the business, Yvonnia Moore and Antonio Williams finally have reason to celebrate: their Goldsboro shop, the Ice Storm, won Blue Bunny’s national Heart of Fun grand prize, which brings a design refresh, free product, and a $20,000 grant. The Black-owned hangout—an hour southeast of Raleigh—is a staple of the town, serving as a hangout for teens, a hub for seniors who live next door, and the site of countless first dates and birthdays, and the owners also host programming to help community members open their own businesses, a quality that caught Blue Bunny’s attention. The venture began as a street-corner lemonade operation in Queens after both lost their jobs in the 2008 recession; lemonade remains on the menu (including a new Juneteenth lemonade), but the focus has shifted to creations like the Stormwich ice cream sandwich, ice cream “nachos” with crispy waffle cones, wings, hot dogs, and a fried flounder sandwich, and Juneteenth lemonade and specialty cone pairings helped keep the lights on during the pandemic. Moore says winning feels like Christmas and like hope, and celebrity interior designer Nate Berkus will deliver the facelift to be revealed at a grand reopening on July 31." - Eric Ginsburg