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City selects Sada Stewart Troutman as new Downtown Salisbury Inc. director
SALISBURY — Historic Salisbury Foundation Executive Director Sada Stewart Troutman will be the new Downtown Salisbury Inc. Director beginning in November. She’ll fill a position formerly held by Larissa Harper, who was named DSI director in late 2017 and resigned in June 2020. DSI events coordinator Latoya Price served as interim director and will return…
Read MoreMy Turn, Joe Morris: Jimmy Hurley would have loved Bell Tower Green
Congratulations to the Bell Tower Green Committee for the opening of an extraordinary green space! All aspects of the park’s design and construction are remarkable. Everyone involved with the committee’s efforts, including the donors, designers, contractors and suppliers are to be commended for an outstanding public gathering place. Kudos to the City of Salisbury for…
Read MoreHistoric homes will give 2021 OctoberTour participants stroll through Salisbury history
SALISBURY – OctoberTour is back in person for 2021 with protocols in place aimed to provide visitors with the safest experience possible. The weekend starts Friday at the home of Bill and Shari Graham with the Patrons’ Party to celebrate homeowners and sponsors. It continues Saturday and Sunday with both live and virtual home tours…
Read MoreCharlotte-based developer chosen for Empire Hotel project
SALISBURY — A year after forming a committee to make a selection, the Empire Hotel Redevelopment Task Force on Tuesday announced the selection of a Charlotte-based developer to redesign the hotel with a luxury boutique feel. In September 2020, the city ended exclusive negotiations with Black Point Investments for the Empire Hotel project, which had…
Read MoreLivingstone College awarded $500,000 federal grant for Carnegie library
SALISBURY — A federal grant will help Livingstone College pay for the next phase of rehabilitating its Carnegie Library. The $500,000 grant is the third of its kind awarded to the college for the project and the highest amount available per grant request. Livingstone received the same amount last year and in 2018 from the…
Read MoreHistoric McCanless House sold, buyers plan on converting home into events venue
SALISBURY — From the moment she laid eyes on the Napoleon Bonaparte McCanless House, Sandra Toscano was enchanted by its exterior. With a facade covered in gray ashlar-cut rusticated granite blocks, the outside of the three-story home at 619 S. Main St. could pass for a medieval fortress. “What bride wouldn’t want a fairy tale…
Read More‘The house that has sheltered life’: Monroe Street home repaired after storm damage
Sometimes bad things happen to good houses. The Salisbury Post reported on damage caused by a severe thunderstorm that traveled through Salisbury on a Sunday evening, April 14, 2019. The beautifully restored home at 530 W. Monroe was crushed by a large oak tree. The tree was so old and large that it destroyed the…
Read MoreHistory of milk marketing can be found on bottles
by Mark Wineka – January 31, 2014 SPENCER, N.C. (AP) — Saying this out loud will jinx him, of course, but in his two decades of collecting old milk bottles from across North Carolina, John Patterson Jr. has yet to drop one. Despite his good hands, Patterson still experienced some uneasiness late last year moving…
Read MoreFarm and Garden Month: A look back at “pandemic gardens”
Today kicks off Farm and Garden Month here at the Foundation! Take a look back to last year to three West Square “pandemic garden” transformations, aided by landscape designer and HSF Board member Sherry Beck! Click here to view the October 2020 Salisbury The Magazine issue
Read MorePreserving my Hood: East New York
By Zulmilena Then Zulmilena Then was one of the recipients of the 2020 American Express Aspire Award. One day, I had a dream where I was in danger. Like in a horror movie, I screamed for help, but my voice didn’t come out. I was surprised. I tried again, but I was mute. It felt distressing…
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