Honoring the Past, Building a Future
Over the holiday this Main Street blog, metaphorically, had its tires aligned and air-filled. Therefore, I have stepped over the threshold into this new year, 2023, with a resolution to keep calling everyone to come downtown. I'm sure this question is universal. How do I want to spend the years I have left? For sure … Continue reading 2023: To Whom It May Concern From Stepheny – Rocky Mount, NC
Click on Slideshow to advance photo's I was born in Chicago and raised in Evanston, IL. Marshall Fields was a part of growing up. The downtown State Street store, featured in the slideshow, was a destination that took on particular significance at Christmas time. My mother,Madeline Forgue, never learned to drive so our traveling was … Continue reading A Reflection: Stepheny’s Marshall Fields Christmas Card for 2022
I'll tell you one thing; the furniture was worth waiting for! The Renovation at 132 S.W. Main is one of the most important marketing tools you could ask for when showing prospective business entrepreneurs what is possible with a Rocky Mount commercial building. (On Far Left) Milan Mehta, architect, has another successful project in Rocky … Continue reading Opening of Downtown Development Office, Rocky Mount, NC, Sets a High Bar For Renovation and Repurposing on Main Street
I admire people who come up with great ideas like the Tea Bus Tour. I came across this: Taking London by storm, this afternoon tea on board a vintage double decker bus is an absolute must for a great girls day out. We have a gorgeous deal. Check it out: http://bit.ly/2oWaxh1 GLUTEN FREE AVAILABLE ON … Continue reading Rocky Mount, NC: Fun Entertainment Possibilities
I am throughly enjoying David Halberstam's book, The Powers That Be, focusing on the successes and failures of CBS Television, Time magazine, the Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times, Halberstam paints a portrait of the era when large, powerful mainstream media sources emerged as a force, showing how they shifted from simply reporting the … Continue reading Think Life Magazine: Rocky Mount
With time and experience, the approach to the development of urban and rural areas has evolved. Climbing on bulldozers, housing low-income people in high-rise buildings has not worked. Maurice Cox, who leads Chicago's Department of Planning and Development, said, "It's about time, after decades of thinking we save neighborhoods by demolishing buildings, we realize we … Continue reading Further Discussion: Rocky Mount Downtown Development Manager Position
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