
My once favorite "hang out", the Main Street Cafe' will be re-opening this Thursday with new owners. I stopped by briefly on Monday during an introductory coffee tasting session. They have done away with Dave Palakanis' choice of BRIGHT ORANGE wall color and have painted the interior a [...]






























Let me digress a bit... since my husband and I bought the old run-down Marrow-Pitt building, 3 and a half years ago, people have asked me what we plan
I recently received a letter from the 
Marching with Kazoo Band in the ParadeThe last T2S is behind me. I marched in the parade. I did my follow-up on the Discover Tarboro game. My work for the town of Tarboro is done for the year of 2008.
There wasn't a huge gathering but the positive energy was high and it felt GREAT to be a part of our beautiful little town. A big thanks goes to Mayor 
Yesterday I dragged our sound equipment and new karaoke system to the Riverview Plaza
Lo and behold, it WAS a parade! I hadn't heard a thing about any parade. She hadn't heard a thing about any
The hoilday season is fast approaching. From now until Christmas it is the time when Tarboro retail businesses are hoping to attract shoppers. This is a very important time for them, for some it will be the season that determines whether they stay in business for another year
Ok, that's not exactly true, but close
We had so much going on that I can't fit it all into this blog entry. The food, vendors and artists were great (as usual) and despite the slightly overcast weather, the
I've talked a bit about having a Vision Plan for Tarboro, and judging by the response I got, there are some people in town that don't know what I am talking about. 
I also removed some of the comments made to blog entries. I thought about it for quite some
Frugality (also known as thrift or thriftiness ) is the practice of acquiring goods and services at minimum cost, resourcefully using already owned economic goods and services, achieved via economical restraints or creative measures. Frugality can be related to the idea of being conservative or conserving
For all of you friends and cat-lovers who voiced your concern when our big grey cat, Mr Shankley was missing, and who expressed your joy and relief when the chubby fellow found his way home. .. you'll enjoy this.
If you've been reading the posts in our
Just a quick post, before I head out the door and down to the Courthouse Square for another full fun day at T2S, that's Tarboro's 2nd Saturdays for any of you who may have been living under a rock for the past 6 months!.
A few weeks ago, my husband and I happened to be at a Habitat for Humanity Thrift Store
I stop into Sam Noble's office at least once a month to drop off paperwork for 2nd Saturdays, but on those rare occasions he hasn't been in. I'd like to sit down and have a brief chat with him, but not really knowing his schedule and work-load I hesitate
In the summer months, all of us who own retail businesses and eateries in town can tell you that a lot of Tarboro residents leave town. Some leave on the weekends, some leave for the entire summer. When they leave, they take their dollars with
For those of you who aren't into the creation
As I was growing up, a little girl in the 1950s, my mother often used the phrase "Don't rock the boat". It was just another of her "rules for fitting in" that went along with the sayings, "Don't make waves", Just accept things as they are", "Don't cause any trouble",
We know what Tarboro WAS. Tarboro used to be a thriving town. People tell me all of the time about what
He was missing for over a week and caused a great number of people to fret over his safety and well-being.
Mr Robert Freuler, who had written a 
What is happening here? I'm stunned. I try not to see our town officials as the stereotypical "Good ol' Boys 
It may not be easy being GREEN, but many good things in life are not easy.
Recently the
I wondered why we did not have more people attending the event. We had a nice crowd, but not a huge crowd and certainly not even a quarter of the people who live in Tarboro and
Last Saturday for our
"What is happening is the Good old boy system is not working and the older folks are not wanting to change I say looking back
So .... this, of course, got me looking for
I hadn't heard a thing about it and I live across
It promises to be lots of fun with more food, more music, blow-up rides for the kids, contests, arts & crafts vendors. The town closes off a section of Saint Andrew Street and
Tarboro was chosen as one of the top 3
It took me quite awhile to catch on to the benefits of myspace.com.
Despite high
At last night's meeting there was a presentation by Jesse Tilton of ElectriCities.
With ten days to go before Tarboro's 2nd Saturday for June, I'm feeling that little pinch of anxiety that occurs when one in charge of planning is not quite certain HOW everything will fall into place in such a short period of time.