I've written about believing in the future of Rocky Mount. Some of you remember my story of seeing Peter Pan as a little girl at Chicago's Schubert Theatre. Tinker Bell's light is fading. Peter Pan steps to the edge of the stage and asks the audience a simple question. "If you believe in fairies, clap your hands." … Continue reading Rocky Mount, NC: Sometimes I Have Doubts Too →

One of the most interesting things happening in Rocky Mount has to do with who has taken up the conversation. A Facebook page, The True Rocky Mount, has begun discussing a return to citywide elections and has encouraged citizens to sign a petition supporting that idea. As of this writing, the petition has attracted more than 1,100 … Continue reading The True Rocky Mount Launches a Petition for Citywide Voting →

"You will never get to the end of the journey if you stop to shy a stone at every dog that barks."— Winston Churchill, Shepherd's Bush Empire, London, December 3, 1923 I have gone and done it again, shying stones at barking dogs. I had set out to photograph the Newby-Duke House on the corner … Continue reading Bloody Hell →

This will be my last blog about Councilman Andre Knight. Not because the issues have been resolved. They have not. Not because there is nothing more that could be said. There is plenty. But there comes a point when continuing to write about one individual accomplishes less than writing about the people who have lived … Continue reading When a Ward Becomes the Victim →