Great! Let’s Spend $1 million of Federal American Rescue Plan Funding To Update Long-Range Plans for Rocky Mount.

After Reviving Me, The Emergency CPR Unit Is Leaving Because.....In today's Telegram, a William West article reports on City Manager, Keith Rogers Jr.’s recommendation to spend $1 million of Federal American Rescue Plan funding for the city to update long-range plans for Rocky Mount. Adding up the sum of money already spent on PLANS will … Continue reading Great! Let’s Spend $1 million of Federal American Rescue Plan Funding To Update Long-Range Plans for Rocky Mount. →

Wesleyan’s Fabulous Dunn Center: Rocky Mount, NC -Time Spent With Janice Gravely Once Again

“Creative work is a gift to the world and every being in it. Don’t cheat us of your contribution. Give us what you’ve got.” – Steven Pressfield A seven year old great grandchild brought me to an art exhibit at The Dunn Center by way of her end of the year dance recital. I was … Continue reading Wesleyan’s Fabulous Dunn Center: Rocky Mount, NC -Time Spent With Janice Gravely Once Again →

Rocky Mount, NC: Ward 1 – “The Reasons I Haven’t Voted for Councilman Knight”

People leave interesting comments on the blog posts I write for Mainstreetrockymount.com. Unless one is particularly snarky and divisive, which is seldom, I welcome the information that people add. Today's blog is in response to a comment from someone who lives in Ward 1. I find it insightful and informative. I believe you will agree. … Continue reading Rocky Mount, NC: Ward 1 – “The Reasons I Haven’t Voted for Councilman Knight” →

Blanches Restaurant in Rocky Mount, NC And The Secret Gardens of Spitalfields in London

I follow a fabulous blog called Spitalfields Life. Be sure to check out this link: https://spitalfieldslife.com I smile when a new post shows up in my e-mail. The latest blog is called The Secret Gardens of Spitalfields. One of the coolest things that has happened in the Five Points area of Rocky Mount was the … Continue reading Blanches Restaurant in Rocky Mount, NC And The Secret Gardens of Spitalfields in London →

Stepheny’s Reflection on Unlived Lives and Rocky Mount Preservation

LUCCA, ITALY, Historic urban street scene, Tuscany, Italy We all have these unlived lives, a place we wanted to live like Lucca in Italy, for me. I would have liked to run a bookstore with a cat sleeping in a chair with other soft seating where a customer could sit leafing through a coffee table … Continue reading Stepheny’s Reflection on Unlived Lives and Rocky Mount Preservation →