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Lady AWhat A Song Can Do TourLady A’s return to the road is imminent, with the “Lady A: What A Song Can Do Tour” kicking off July 29 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., running to Oct. 10 at Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion in Gilford, N.H.

The country trio formerly known as Lady Antebellum shared the news on The Ellen DeGeneres Show today May 19 before a performance of current single “Like A Lady,” surprising audience members with tickets to the 34-date run, which includes special guests Carly Pearce, Niko Moon and Tenille Arts. A portion of the ticket sales will go towards LadyAID, the group’s philanthropic fund which supports initiatives around the world ranging from helping vulnerable children, societal and cultural issues, as well as natural disaster aid and recovery. 

“This tour is really going to be about letting our fans know how much they mean to us and what music has done for all of us over the last year…which is the essence of the tour name,” the band’s Charles Kelley said in the announcement. “We started writing a song called ‘What A Song Can Do’ and it turned into a love-letter to our fans.”

 “We are gonna soak up these moments on stage more than we ever have before. It’s gonna be hard to wipe the smiles off our faces and I’m sure the tears off of Hillary’s. We were lucky enough to still release new music this past year but there are songs like ‘Champagne Night’ and ‘What If I Never Get Over You’ that we haven’t been able to play live much so we know those will make for some really special moments.”

Tickets go on sale to the public May 28 at 10:00 a.m. local time.

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FRANKLIN — For some time, Hannah Dupuis has wanted to own her own restaurant. With money she saved up during the pandemic, and a vacant roadside stand, she made her dream a reality.

“I didn’t know exactly what I wanted to do, but I knew I wanted to be in the food industry, and own my own establishment, and be my own boss,” Dupuis said, as she has spent 12 years as a waitress.

The white and sunny yellow Egg and Cheese stand opened bright and early on Monday, as the hours are 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays. As the name suggests, Egg and Cheese serves breakfast food, like egg sandwiches, and a few lunch options as well, including tuna sandwiches.

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The stand is located at 892 Route 32 in Franklin, next to Raymond’s Auto Repair. Part of the reason why it’s there is because an employee with the garage offered her the stand, which Dupuis said used to have Spanish food. The other reason is that Dupuis, who is also a Mohegan Sun employee, said many people travel along Route 32 for work, but there are only so many food options along the route.

“I’m looking for quick breakfast food, and the only options really are Dunkin’ Donuts and stuff like that, so I wanted to do something a little bit different,” Dupuis said.

Dupuis said she was drawn to diner-style food partly from personally liking it and from it being a style of cooking that doesn’t need many people to make, as the…

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