Honoring the Past, Building a Future
Yes, Jaki Shelton Green is this beautiful. She is North Carolina's 9th poet laureate. You'v heard someone say, he or she could read the telephone directory and make it sound good; that's the melodious voice of Mrs. Green. I closed my eyes listening to her read a few of her poems, and heard a voice … Continue reading Rocky Mount, NC: Mt.Zion First Baptist Church Hosts Poet Laureate of NC
I've driven by the church a zillion times but had never gone inside. Friend, Denise Watkins, invited me to the church women's dinner on November 2. Even without Icons and a cross above the altar, the goodness of the evening was a great gift to this Episcopal 'standing kneeling, kneeling standing' Anglican, high church, worshiper. … Continue reading Main Street Celebrating Englewood Baptist Church Women In Rocky Mount, NC
Once upon a time, not so very long ago, there was a notion that you could be mugged or raped getting out of your car if you went downtown. It was hyperbole, but still a prevalent view people held who never went downtown anyway. When Ed Riley opened The Prime Smokehouse it was a game … Continue reading Rocky Mount NC: A Great Dilemma- Picking A Restaurant
Porch Tour & Art Stroll Saturday, May 19, 2018 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. FREE event Stroll through Historic Broad-Kenan’s Residential Park Neighborhood for the Old Wilson’s Neighbors Association’s Porch Tour and Art Stroll. See the works of more than a dozen local artists and craftsmen. Pottery, Weaving, Wood Crafts, Artisan Soaps & Teas, Walking … Continue reading Rocky Mount, NC: In A Bungalow State of Mind
This post is dedicated to Robert Lewis Stevenson as I begin Treasure Island, a book I haven't read since Jr. High School. However long it has been, we can all sing, Fifteen men on the Dead Man's Chest Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum! Drink and the devil had done for the rest Yo-ho-ho, and … Continue reading The Past Glories of Rocky Mount, NC: We Have Our Own Manderley’s to Save
RFK Jr. Runs For 2024 Presidential Nomination As An Independent I am writing outside my usual Main Street box about baseball, Israel and now about Robert Kennedy. A quick Stepheny story will explain why I have done this and will continue to pop in a few posts like this from time to time. Years ago, … Continue reading From Main Street – I Don’t Care About Tax Records, Do You Read a Book?
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