Honoring the Past, Building a Future
I have been thinking about a photograph I have never seen. It would show South Church Street in Rocky Mount when beautiful Victorian houses stood along what was once one of the city's most desirable residential avenues. Imagine the front porches, decorative woodwork, tall windows, steep gables, and handsome rooflines of houses built by families … Continue reading The Last Victorian House Standing on Church Street
The Last Victorian House Standing on S. Church Street Imagine South Church Street when beautiful Victorian homes lined one of Rocky Mount's most desirable residential avenues. Front porches, decorative woodwork, steep gables, and families who believed in the future of their growing city. One by one, those houses disappeared. But one remains. The Summerlin House … Continue reading NEW BLOG ON Mainstreetrockymount.com TUESDAY-20th
The closer we come to the 2027 municipal election, the more convinced I become that we need to have a different conversation about the office of mayor. I keep imagining a conference room reserved once a week for the mayor's purposes. Around the table are people invited because of their experience, accomplishments, disappointments, and knowledge … Continue reading THE NEXT MAYOR OF ROCKY MOUNT: A NEW EXPECTATION
NEW BLOG Thursday “What interests me is not how much more a mayor might do, but how much more a mayor might make possible.” As we look toward the 2027 election, I have been rethinking what we should expect from the office of mayor. What if the mayor's greatest contribution is not simply what gets … Continue reading THE NEXT MAYOR OF ROCKY MOUNT: A NEW EXPECTATION
I was a lucky little girl to grow up in the America I knew. An America where the Fourth of July meant decorating our bicycles with red, white, and blue crepe-paper streamers and riding through the neighborhood, proud of our handiwork and the occasion we were celebrating. Patriotism was simply part of the air we … Continue reading The America I Do Not Want Us to Lose
The America I Do Not Want Us to LoseOctober 13, 2026 I was a lucky little girl to grow up in the America I knew. Decorated bicycles on the Fourth of July, pride in our flag, and a belief that being an American was something special. I have been thinking about that little girl today, … Continue reading New Blog on Main Street Rocky Mount
