Saturday Night At The ‘Movie’ – A Stepheny Video – Main Street Rocky Mount

https://videopress.com/v/NLt2cUDT?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true I love Canva.com and the fun of creating a video like this for you. Duke Basketball wins by 1 point with 1 second to play. Now the Kentucky game and more Australian Open at 9:00PM. I have Sweet tea from Dunkin' Donuts. In the words of an old friend, Paul Day...Ain't It Great To … Continue reading Saturday Night At The ‘Movie’ – A Stepheny Video – Main Street Rocky Mount →

A Wonderful Commercial Building To Be Saved and Repurposed In Rocky Mount, NC

201 Washington St Wednesday I took these photos of this favorite building and teared up (not unusual) when thinking of the restoration and repurposing of this commercial building now planned In downtown Rocky Mount. I know it is going to be an important investment. I'm ecstatic. New South Ventures will be given grant money to … Continue reading A Wonderful Commercial Building To Be Saved and Repurposed In Rocky Mount, NC →

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 1 – Costly RM Downtown Plans Are Unnecessary-Ask Stepheny At No Charge

Project by project, Rocky Mount is building anew, and preserving, restoring, and repurposing its historical commercial architecture. The by-line on this blog is honoring the past, building a future. It is amazing that wonderful things are happening in spite of how often we shoot ourselves in the foot. It is no secret that I can … Continue reading PART 1 – Costly RM Downtown Plans Are Unnecessary-Ask Stepheny At No Charge →

Let’s Keep Growing ‘Melons’In Rocky Mount, NC

Sasha had tried to plant melons in his vegetable garden, they had never grown. He had tried two years in a row, nothing doing, the melons refused to grow. The following year, he had thrown the rest of the melon seeds to the birds. Further away, at the back of the vegetable garden, where there … Continue reading Let’s Keep Growing ‘Melons’In Rocky Mount, NC →

Let’s Wage War On The State of Rocky Mount,NC Awnings

I'm back on my Rocky Mount awnings-horse again. But first..... You know the City Manager wants to use about a million dollars for another set of PLANS for downtown from the Federal-American-Rescue-Plan-Funding. I want him to have what ever he needs to lead Rocky Mount on. I'm cheering for him because Rocky Mount needs a … Continue reading Let’s Wage War On The State of Rocky Mount,NC Awnings →