Honoring the Past, Building a Future
This has a nice ring to it. If you are addicted to English mysteries as I am, you are familiar with the expression. In British, and other Commonwealth English, 'bloody hell' is an informal, mildly offensive expletive used to express surprise, annoyance, disbelief, anger, or frustration. Like, "Bloody hell, I can’t believe we missed the … Continue reading Bloody Hell!
Why write about Art Deco when Rocky Mount has few examples of the style? Because learning to see architecture, in all its forms, builds our vocabulary for preservation. The more we understand design, the more we appreciate what we have, and the more we recognize beauty wherever it appears. Studying Art Deco sharpens our eye … Continue reading Part 1: Learning the Language of Art Deco
Rocky Mount, NC, is fascinating in all sorts of ways, and its history offers us marvelous examples of why people do what they do. One of the great questions to start with is, “why is Rocky Mount HERE?” Most of us will have automatically answered: “Because of the Falls of the Tar River,” but that … Continue reading The Rocks Under Our Feet – Guest Blogger: Rev. Peter H. Gilliland
I am writing this Main Street blog piece as we wait for the prisoner release. In the mystery of things, I hope all those who have labored over the years to bring peace to the Middle East, know of this breakthrough. Two of my heroes are on my mind. James A. Baker III and Henry … Continue reading Blessed Are the Peacemakers: A Prayer for the Middle East
CUBS WIN 6-0 WINNER TAKE ALL SATURDAY NIGHT Everyone is standing, cheering behind home plate. Another home run! As I watch the Cubs play ball, it returns me to my childhood, to my parent's into old age watching the games from their recliners, the 'W' flag flying for the commuters on the train passing Wrigley … Continue reading America’s Game: Baseball Cubs & the Braves @ Wrigley Field
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