PARTING SHOTS T

As time has moved along there are less and less places like the barbershop – which has long since reached the point you couldn’t even tell a building used to be there – or the corner stores at Elm Grove, Merry Hill and the like.

Throughout our region we have seen these types of buildings sit empty, fall into disrepair or disappear altogether. Yet, others have been kept up and are now home to new businesses or other organizations.

What we have strived to do with this edition is let you know a little bit about some of these businesses that are not on main highways nor in the middle of downtown.

We found restaurants, small businesses and many other businesses as we began looking for places that were “off the beaten path.” We hope you enjoy these places and, if you get a chance, pay them a visit. We think you’ll be glad you did.

We are working to bring you some new and exciting stories as we always do. We would love to hear your ideas if you have them.

If you have ideas about themes for our editions or stories, drop me a line at twhite@apgenc.com. We’d love to hear from you about some things you’d like to see in the magazine we all love.

Until next time, remember… all who wander are not lost. Continue joining us as we wander through Beaufort, Bertie, Chowan, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Pitt, Tyrrell, Washington and Wilson counties.

Thadd White is a father, a fan of Chelsea Football Club and a the grateful editor of this publication. He serves as Group Editor of five Adams Publishing Group publications, including the N.C. Press Award-winning Eastern North Carolina Living.