Podcast: Talking Main Street With Stepheny – Looking For The Sound of Music

I've been looking for music to add to the Podcast, Talking Main Street with Stepheny if I can ever get going again. I'm getting no where because I keep listening to favorites that don't lend themselves to Preservation, Restoration and Repurposing. It is 'Stepheny's Music.' Instead of hymns, when I cross the River Jordan, sing my … Continue reading Podcast: Talking Main Street With Stepheny – Looking For The Sound of Music →

Celebrating a Small Business – Stichez – and the Possibilities of Rocky Mount,NC in 2024

As I write the first blog post of 2024 I reflect on its possibilities and the role the Main Street blog plays in high-lighting these possibilities. I smile when mentioning that I can talk in long run-on sentences, which makes editing the blog a challenge. One tool I use is standing back and throwing a … Continue reading Celebrating a Small Business – Stichez – and the Possibilities of Rocky Mount,NC in 2024 →

Rocky Mount, NC: To Pause At The Threshold of 2024

To Pause at the Threshold is a slim volume written by Esther de Waal. She writes about a traditional ancient wisdom that says, "A threshold is a sacred thing." It marks the end of one thing and the beginning of another, the places in between, the points of transition. Pausing after Christmas, I wonder what … Continue reading Rocky Mount, NC: To Pause At The Threshold of 2024 →

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 →