https://videopress.com/v/NLt2cUDT?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true I love Canva.com and the fun of creating a video like this for you. Duke Basketball wins by 1 point with 1 second to play. Now the Kentucky game and more Australian Open at 9:00PM. I have Sweet tea from Dunkin' Donuts. In the words of an old friend, Paul Day...Ain't It Great To … Continue reading Saturday Night At The ‘Movie’ – A Stepheny Video – Main Street Rocky Mount
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A Wonderful Commercial Building To Be Saved and Repurposed In Rocky Mount, NC
201 Washington St Wednesday I took these photos of this favorite building and teared up (not unusual) when thinking of the restoration and repurposing of this commercial building now planned In downtown Rocky Mount. I know it is going to be an important investment. I'm ecstatic. New South Ventures will be given grant money to … Continue reading A Wonderful Commercial Building To Be Saved and Repurposed In Rocky Mount, NC
Part 3: Costly RM Downtown Plans Are Unnecessary-Ask Stepheny At No Charge
Stepheny's Free Plan calls for a sexy black book that, among other things, has the names and contact info of every out of town owner of Main Street commercial architecture. I would send them a collective weekly e-mail about anything that is positive, any progress being made around their investment with the intent of bridging … Continue reading Part 3: Costly RM Downtown Plans Are Unnecessary-Ask Stepheny At No Charge
Part 2: Costly RM Downtown Plans Are Unnecessary-Ask Stepheny At No Charge
The empty building, 146 SW Main, next door to Virginia's is owned by New Yorker, Robbie Hothan. He also owns the Coco-Cola building in town. The renovation is on hold after encountering mildew and taking flooring out that has not been replaced. The board over the broken window is a deep bruise that vandals caused. … Continue reading Part 2: Costly RM Downtown Plans Are Unnecessary-Ask Stepheny At No Charge
PART 1 – Costly RM Downtown Plans Are Unnecessary-Ask Stepheny At No Charge
Project by project, Rocky Mount is building anew, and preserving, restoring, and repurposing its historical commercial architecture. The by-line on this blog is honoring the past, building a future. It is amazing that wonderful things are happening in spite of how often we shoot ourselves in the foot. It is no secret that I can … Continue reading PART 1 – Costly RM Downtown Plans Are Unnecessary-Ask Stepheny At No Charge
Let’s Keep Growing ‘Melons’In Rocky Mount, NC
Sasha had tried to plant melons in his vegetable garden, they had never grown. He had tried two years in a row, nothing doing, the melons refused to grow. The following year, he had thrown the rest of the melon seeds to the birds. Further away, at the back of the vegetable garden, where there … Continue reading Let’s Keep Growing ‘Melons’In Rocky Mount, NC
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