The Shame of Branch Street In Rocky Mount, NC – Councilman Joyner – Ward 3

"With the input from The Public Hearings, the American Rescue Plan Act money is intended for housing like you find on Branch Street." SFH I first drove up and down Branch Street in February 2022. I took the following photographs of boarded up houses and garbage. Here is a neighborhood that should be saved. My … Continue reading The Shame of Branch Street In Rocky Mount, NC – Councilman Joyner – Ward 3 →

Seeing Past the State of Things: Rocky Mount, NC Housing

Hill Street - Rocky Mount, NC "The pleasure of restoring an historic home is reserved for those who see past the decaying structure and its weeds, overgrown brush, broken windows, and battered shutters. To see past the current state requires one to see the beauty of its bones and how it once was and could … Continue reading Seeing Past the State of Things: Rocky Mount, NC Housing →

Rocky Mount, NC: How Best To Spend 5 Million Dollars

... it's an irresponsible government that fails to choose priorities. Tony Blair A series of public engagement hearings are under way in regards to the $5 Million from the American Rescue Plan and how it should be spent. This large sum dangled before me strongly suggests I can be a hypocrite. I fume and swear … Continue reading Rocky Mount, NC: How Best To Spend 5 Million Dollars →

Porches & Rails – Part of the On-Going Preservation/Restoration in Rocky Mount, NC

If I were younger, if I'd won the lottery, I would save and restore this bungalow that I found while driving around. (Sorry, I don't have the address), but this was another love at first sight for me. I have expensive taste as you can see when you think of spending the money to give … Continue reading Porches & Rails – Part of the On-Going Preservation/Restoration in Rocky Mount, NC →

Small Rocky Mount Businesses Make Our World Go Around

"Make the little stuff work and the big stuff will happen" - Dan Bongino Dan Bongino wasn't on the news talking about small business in Rocky Mount, but his quote suits my purpose. The Chamber of Commerce is honoring small businesses this week. In the last two days my errands have taken me into a … Continue reading Small Rocky Mount Businesses Make Our World Go Around →

Rejoice and Rejoice Again in Rocky Mount, NC: Entrepreneur, Brian Burnett

Thanks to Bill West's article in The Telegram about Brian Burnett saving this house at 319 Marigold Street, we can rejoice about another Repairer of the Breach. Brian, like the lines from the song, is everything we hope for, everything we dream, he is so beautiful to me. In my wandering, I feel like I've … Continue reading Rejoice and Rejoice Again in Rocky Mount, NC: Entrepreneur, Brian Burnett →