Honoring the Past, Building a Future
I hope you will take 5-minutes to listen to my Chocolate Eclair story. It is connected to the time line for the search for the next Rocky Mount City Manager. If you missed it, the last Mainstreetrockymount.com blog post is about the list of qualifications the Council and Mayor feel are key in the search … Continue reading A New Podcast: Chocolate Eclairs and Peter Varney
Bill West has written another informative Telegram article about the City Council’s special work session last week where they discussed the search for a future city manager. Here is a link to access the article that I am responding to. Click on: https://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/local/race-issues-raised-during-special-session-about-manager-search/article_ There is no city more adept at spending big bucks on outside … Continue reading Measuring For Integrity in a Future City Manager
I have never been with Denise Watkins, the Fun Director at Sky-Vue skating, without past and present skaters greeting her with warm affection. September 1958, Vernon and Pauline Holder opened the business. Second-generation owner/operators are Denise Watkins and David Holder. Here is a place that sets a standard for children, a high bar for behavior. … Continue reading Local Icon Needs Our Help in Rocky Mount, NC
I had a birthday this week, a time of reflection. Questioning, "Who am I? Am I still growing and changing? Am I making a difference? Is the background music that I grew up with still humming in my heart? Downtown on my Main Street bench, I continue to meet people who become friends, teach me … Continue reading New Podcast – A Day Older in Rocky Mount, NC
ANDREW & NICOLLE CLARK "Across the country, communities like ours are reimagining themselves. They are involved in the monumental task of enticing people into their historic downtown core areas that offer beautiful architecture in silent buildings waiting for a second life. Those places with a great story, that can offer a sense of place, like … Continue reading Living Above the Store on Main Street in Rocky Mount, NC -Andrew and Nicolle Clark are Repairers of the Breach
https://videopress.com/v/XfPWWAeq?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Stepheny Standing on the Rooftop “The current passion for reuse might be explained by sustainability or fashion but, most importantly, it affords a sense of history and texture, taking advantage of buildings already embedded in cities. They are buildings with atmosphere, history, and stories inscribed in their fabric. And sometimes sustainability isn’t just about … Continue reading Up On The Rooftop in Rocky Mount, NC at Davis Lofts
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