Entrepreneurs and Rocky Mount Go Together Like Pooh Bear and Honey, Like Travis and Kristi, Brandon and Etaf

From the back seat of my car, a 3-1/2-year-old child reacts to a familiar place. "Grammy!!! there is Barley and Burger where Daddy and I have our date nights. They have french fries!" Spoken by a decerning french fry expert. Annaclaire has recently put together that there are four places in Rocky Mount where you can eat … Continue reading Entrepreneurs and Rocky Mount Go Together Like Pooh Bear and Honey, Like Travis and Kristi, Brandon and Etaf →

Lindell Kay – Reporter for The Rocky Mount Telegram – Saying Adieu

I left for the University of Kentucky declaring I would major in journalism, that is until I came under the spell of my freshman advisor, head of the Sociology Department. I had grown up with the Chicago Tribune that loomed large over the city. I have had many a serious discussion about the state of … Continue reading Lindell Kay – Reporter for The Rocky Mount Telegram – Saying Adieu →

We Celebrate a New Downtown Business – NABS – May 20th, 2019

On Friday I attended the soft opening of the new Deli and Coffee Shop, NABS - (Never A Better Sandwich). I walked into the dream of Yalem Kiros. I had a wonderful experience and so will you. Yalem is a native of Ethiopia, one of the world's leading coffee producing countries. We know this lovely … Continue reading We Celebrate a New Downtown Business – NABS – May 20th, 2019 →

Help Me Write – The Story of the Kyser Drugstore Family

“It was frustrating to gather bits of disconnected information without understanding how it all fits together.” ― Wendy Percival, Author I readily identify with the Percival quotation as I begin to write about the Paul Kyser family. Because I don't know enough, the storyteller that lives within me wanted to create my own tale. … Continue reading Help Me Write – The Story of the Kyser Drugstore Family →

Dang and Blast To The Tarboro Housing Street Project – Something Fabulous Is Happening – The Preservation of the First National Bank – Soon to Open Larema Coffee

“It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn't use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like "What about coffee at Larema Coffee Shop?" A. A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh, and S.F. Houghtlin I'm in the doldrums over this wrong solution for more affordable housing. When people have told me I can't stop it, … Continue reading Dang and Blast To The Tarboro Housing Street Project – Something Fabulous Is Happening – The Preservation of the First National Bank – Soon to Open Larema Coffee →

Tarrick Pittman – A Fine Man For Ward 1 and Rocky Mount – Things You Need to Know

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” … Continue reading Tarrick Pittman – A Fine Man For Ward 1 and Rocky Mount – Things You Need to Know →