Honoring the Past, Building a Future
The year is winding down and within all of us remain the children we once were who still anticipate Christmas. Based on comments you have left on this blog, Christmas memories are some of your favorite when remembering Main Street Rocky Mount; a downtown where everyone enjoyed the decorations, the shopping, and greeted each other with a heartfelt Merry … Continue reading Main Street Christmas Reflection with Love from Stepheny
Let's not think of New Year's Eve as merely a passing occasion we celebrate on December 31st, but as a boundary that we cross that leads to new thinking. In these early January days, let us reflect on what revitalization means when we refer to the revitalization of Rocky Mount. Let me explain Winston Churchill's presence. Since I began writing the … Continue reading Winston Churchill Comes to Rocky Mount, NC – Happy New Year 2018
Wishing all of you that meet me on Main Street a blessed Christmas and a New Year filled with your heart's desires. I look forward to seeing you in January when together there is so much to remember, a future to help build. As one of the Christmas trains slows down while passing … Continue reading Celebrating a Merry Christmas on Main Street Rocky Mount
“The greatest influence over content was a necessity--they had holes to fill on every page and jammed in any vaguely newsworthy string of words, provided it didn't include expletives, which they were apparently saving for their own use around the office.” Tom Rachman, … Continue reading Imagining a New Rocky Mount Telegram – Part 2
I intended to major in journalism. It never worked out. It didn't help that my junior year in high school I was turned down for a staff position on the Evanstonian, the school paper. Miss Stephens, the sponsor for the paper told me my grades weren't quite good enough, and for my sake, all the extra work on the … Continue reading Imagining a New Rocky Mount Telegram – Part 1
Remembering Robert G. Houghtlin, Jr. You have been keeping me company on Main Street since July 2015. We've spent time together remembering the interesting and wonderful people who have been a part of Rocky Mount's Story and we have celebrated the many steps that are being taken in the revitalization of the place we call … Continue reading Your Friend on Main Street – Asking For Your Prayers
