Tag: Rocky Mount NC

Selling Dreams – 304 Pearl Street Rocky Mount, NC – Part 3

“This is the place of places and it is here.” Gertrude Stein Today I am introducing a new category to Main Street Rocky Mount...selling dreams. The name was inspired by a chapter in David Halberstam's book, The Fifties. (Please take a minute and click to read what I have written about the book.) Halberstam writes about Ken … Continue reading Selling Dreams – 304 Pearl Street Rocky Mount, NC – Part 3 →

Memorabilia -Marian Herring’s June German History Scrapbook – Part 4

Click on images to Enlarge - Keep clicking to further enlarge    Norman Gold's 1934 letter to the Carolina Cotillion Club membership informing them of the band arrangements and their assessment fee of $2.50 for the dance. This letter suggests that 1934 was the last of the September dances. Below is a wonderful article written … Continue reading Memorabilia -Marian Herring’s June German History Scrapbook – Part 4 →

Rallying Around the Cultural Scene – First Off: Bel Air Artisans Center

“The arts are the best insurance policy a city can take on itself.” Woody Dumas, former Mayor of Baton Rouge In our day to day lives of work and family responsibilities, there isn't a lot of time to wax poetic over a question like, what speaks to the stability of a community? That's why I … Continue reading Rallying Around the Cultural Scene – First Off: Bel Air Artisans Center →

Promoting A Sense of Place – A ‘Shout Out’ To Realtors

        I wrote last week about a conversation I had with Vann Joines, entrepreneur, when we discussed what makes people pick the places they live. Part of that answer is that people are looking for diversity, a sense of place, a cultural context that is unique. Rocky Mount is such a place! … Continue reading Promoting A Sense of Place – A ‘Shout Out’ To Realtors →