https://videopress.com/v/GxNevRBr?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true CLICK ON VIDEO ENJOY Tackling one historic commercial building at a time. The Downtown Development Office says: WE'RE OPEN FOR BUSINESS I created this video to celebrate a significant business that is building community, friendship, hospitality, entertainment, and serving good food. Come downtown and experience the on-going revitalization of Rocky Mount.
Sunday Edition: Main Street Video With Stepheny
https://videopress.com/v/Rb4QtxwT?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Thursday 3, 2023 Click on video As I made the video I thought of you, the good folks of Rocky Mount. The preservation, restoration, and repurposing of Main Street. A line from the song, 'We can do this, (all of us) if we try' comes to me. I believe in possibilities, and I believe … Continue reading Sunday Edition: Main Street Video With Stepheny
Rocky Mount, NC – Other Comments About Councilman Blackwell’s Hotel
A story becomes powerful the way you tell it. It isn't a hotel in Edgecombe County that is the problem but the delivery system that insists that the lack of diversity, equity and inclusion explains and justifies why the latest whim is necessary. A new long term plan, taking the old one out of the … Continue reading Rocky Mount, NC – Other Comments About Councilman Blackwell’s Hotel
Rocky Mount, NC: Does Councilman Blackwell’s “Deficit of Respect” Send a Thrill Up Your Leg?
In 2008, you may remember Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann discussing a Barack Obama speech? Matthews described what happened to him in listening: I felt this thrill going up my leg. This 'thrill' line is now a part of our lexicon. When Councilman Blackwell came up with his 'deficit of respect' phrase concerning the lack … Continue reading Rocky Mount, NC: Does Councilman Blackwell’s “Deficit of Respect” Send a Thrill Up Your Leg?
Sunday Morning Edition: A Story About Stevie & Mitch As Told From Main Street Rocky Mount, NC
Wyoming U.S. Sen. John Barrasso moves in to help Sen. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell after McConnell froze during a press conference on Wednesday. I watched my friend, Senator Mitch McConnell, disappear before my eyes during a news conference. The young man, fresh from Law School, who stood in my kitchen talking Republican politics went silent. … Continue reading Sunday Morning Edition: A Story About Stevie & Mitch As Told From Main Street Rocky Mount, NC
Rocky Mount, NC – Bungalow Architecture Reigns
Although distinctive styles of bungalows have emerged over the last century, many of today's bungalow homes have retained traditional architectural elements. Bungalows typically have low-pitched roofs and some bungalow homes incorporate decorative elements, like gables and eaves, to the roof line. Inspired by the large, covered verandas found among Bengal's bungalow homes, large front porches … Continue reading Rocky Mount, NC – Bungalow Architecture Reigns
