Honoring the Past, Building a Future
“The greatest influence over content was a necessity--they had holes to fill on every page and jammed in any vaguely newsworthy string of words, provided it didn't include expletives, which they were apparently saving for their own use around the office.” Tom Rachman, … Continue reading Imagining a New Rocky Mount Telegram – Part 2
I intended to major in journalism. It never worked out. It didn't help that my junior year in high school I was turned down for a staff position on the Evanstonian, the school paper. Miss Stephens, the sponsor for the paper told me my grades weren't quite good enough, and for my sake, all the extra work on the … Continue reading Imagining a New Rocky Mount Telegram – Part 1
“A garden should make you feel you've entered privileged space -- a place not just set apart but reverberant -- and it seems to me that, to achieve this, the gardener must put some kind of twist on the existing landscape, turn its prose into something nearer poetry.” Michael Pollan, Second Nature: A Gardener's Education … Continue reading The Historic District Gardens of Rocky Mount – A West Haven Poem
CLICK ON IMAGE BELOW TO ENLARGE FOR EASIER READING An Invitation Come with me on an adventure Destination: Villa Place Historic District Walking Tour October 21, 2017 Recently I visited friends at Carolina Meadows in Chapel Hill. I noticed an elderly lady concentrating on a puzzle that residents can work on if so moved. The … Continue reading We’re Headed to Villa Place Historic District – One of the stars in Rocky Mounts Crown
You too can put your hand on the beautiful old brick at the Washington Street Grille. In fact, I insist. Show others what they are missing, help them look up and SEE what is going on around them. Besides the ambiance the preservation of this architectural building provides, there must be good food. At the WSG, … Continue reading Welcome to Washington Street Grille – A NEW Downtown Restaurant to Love – PART 2
110 N. Washington Street Around the corner from Prime Smokehouse Steps away from the new Edgecombe Community College Building It starts with a dream, a vision of what is possible if you renovate a beautiful old building, give it a new life and a reason to carry on. In this case, Garland Clark was the … Continue reading Welcome to Washington Street Grille – A NEW Downtown Restaurant to Love
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