Honoring the Past, Building a Future
The closer we come to the 2027 municipal election, the more convinced I become that we need to have a different conversation about the office of mayor. I keep imagining a conference room reserved once a week for the mayor's purposes. Around the table are people invited because of their experience, accomplishments, disappointments, and knowledge … Continue reading THE NEXT MAYOR OF ROCKY MOUNT: A NEW EXPECTATION
NEW BLOG Thursday “What interests me is not how much more a mayor might do, but how much more a mayor might make possible.” As we look toward the 2027 election, I have been rethinking what we should expect from the office of mayor. What if the mayor's greatest contribution is not simply what gets … Continue reading THE NEXT MAYOR OF ROCKY MOUNT: A NEW EXPECTATION
Some beautiful weather has renewed my spirits. You too? Sunday afternoon I joined some wonderful neighbor ladies on the front porch, and for several hours we sat talking “of many things.” There was no agenda, no place any of us needed to be, just neighbors, conversation, laughter, and one of those beautiful afternoons that makes … Continue reading Community is the Destination
Elvis Presley is Dead and I'm Not Feeling so Good Myself I have been carrying a lot of Rocky Mount around with me lately. Humor is called for. Join me on Thursday to see what I have done about that. SFH
Sometimes a candidate tells us something important about himself before the campaign speeches begin. Back in March, I wrote a Main Street post called Hope Arrives Early, A New Season of Candidates for City Council. At the time, several people appeared to be stepping forward, willing to challenge long held seats on the Rocky Mount City … Continue reading Who Is JAMES RYCKMAN
When I came across the announcement that Victor Dover would be a keynote speaker at the upcoming North Carolina Preservation Conference, his résumé stopped me in my tracks. With great admiration, it was not Victor Dover himself who became important to me, it was what his résumé represented. Here was someone with serious professional credentials, … Continue reading Why Not Look Beyond Rocky Mount For A New Mayor
