Honoring the Past, Building a Future
I love Friday nights out because it makes the weekend seem longer, even starting as early as 5:30 PM. If you're eating at the newly opened Shucking' Shack Oyster Bar, you better get there before 6:00 - EVERY seat was taken by 5:45. You'd have to take me out back and shoot me before I … Continue reading With Revitalization, Rocky Mount, NC Has Become A Great Food Destination
A REAL SALAD When I was at Dewey Elementary in Evanston, IL., (grades K-6) we came home for lunch. The only memory I have of those lunches is my mother reading to me at the kitchen table. From that early age, lunch time was special. Today, I love to meet someone for lunch in one … Continue reading A Favorite Question: Can You Have Lunch?
Not everyone has an opportunity or cares that much about driving to the beach, wherever that is for you. Eating out at the local restaurants is part of the fun of going to the beach, however. What about off-season when you're dying for some fresh shrimp or you love crab legs and seafood in general? … Continue reading No Need To Drive To The Beach For Great Food And A Beach Atmosphere – It’s Here
Stith-Talbert Park I saw Stith - Talbert Park for the first time on the 3rd day of September. It would have been a perfect time for people to head to the park for a ballgame. The heat was still intense but one could hope that the shadows of the early evening might bring relief. On … Continue reading The Boys of Summer Play Baseball at Stith-Talbert Park
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
Main Street Rocky Mount 