EDITED VERSION: A Rocky Mount Hero – Kip Meadows Saves Fleming Apartments

William West, Telegram Reporter, brought great news this past week. The four Fleming Apartments have been been restored. I first saw this property with Randy Adcock several years back. He was exploring the idea of creating a museum there. Having grown up in Evanston, IL. where apartment-living happens in wonderful structures, I could admire this … Continue reading EDITED VERSION: A Rocky Mount Hero – Kip Meadows Saves Fleming Apartments →

Video: A Wonderful Addition To Rocky Mount, NC’s Preservation Scene -Larema Coffee Shop

https://videopress.com/v/GxNevRBr?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true CLICK ON VIDEO ENJOY Tackling one historic commercial building at a time. The Downtown Development Office says: WE'RE OPEN FOR BUSINESS I created this video to celebrate a significant business that is building community, friendship, hospitality, entertainment, and serving good food. Come downtown and experience the on-going revitalization of Rocky Mount.

Sunday Edition: Main Street Video With Stepheny

https://videopress.com/v/Rb4QtxwT?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Thursday 3, 2023 Click on video As I made the video I thought of you, the good folks of Rocky Mount. The preservation, restoration, and repurposing of Main Street. A line from the song, 'We can do this, (all of us) if we try' comes to me. I believe in possibilities, and I believe … Continue reading Sunday Edition: Main Street Video With Stepheny →

A Video About Caring For The Shotgun Housing of Rocky Mount, NC

Click on this video created for the readers of the Main Street blog because I need you to care about preserving and restoring this little jewels. They are the answer to a lot of our housing needs. This American architecture, saved and purposeful again can add to Rocky Mount's reputation for preservation. The housing becomes … Continue reading A Video About Caring For The Shotgun Housing of Rocky Mount, NC →

Imagination Enhances Restored Main Street Facades

“We do not honor the historic buildings in our midst, nor those who once inhabited them, by trapping these structures in amber or sequestering them away behind velvet ropes. We do it by working to see that they continue to play a vibrant role at the heart of the community.” Kelsey Thomas Growing up, I … Continue reading Imagination Enhances Restored Main Street Facades →

Building Shalom Receives a Grant for Creating Beautiful Renovated Homes – Rocky Mount, NC

Finishing off the month of June with a wonderful surprise. I received the following note. I wish to make a grant of $200 from my Community Foundation DAF to Building Shalom, Rocky Mount, NC. This gift is NOT anonymous. It is in honor of: Stepheny Houghtlin Crystal Wimes-Anderson From blight to beauty. The Franklin St. … Continue reading Building Shalom Receives a Grant for Creating Beautiful Renovated Homes – Rocky Mount, NC →