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2023 NC Main Street Award: Economic Vitality Best Upper Floor Redevelopment Dee and Scott Spruce Down East Preservation Jennifer Harriss Consultation Watch The Award Video In March 2020, Dee and Scott Spruce purchased 415 South Broad Street in downtown Edenton. The previous owner had used the first floor for her hair salon and the second floor was used for storage. The underutilized property offered an opportunity. On behalf of the Spruce’s, Destination Downtown Edenton, re

2023 NC Main Street Award: Design Best Outdoor Space Improvement Virgil and Mitzi Settle North State Design Group Wall Landscaping Watch The Award Video The Elkin RailYard, located at 203 West Depot Alley, was once a residential property, however, the house was removed in the 1990s, and the lot had been vacant and overgrown since that time. Virgil and Mitzi Settle purchased the lot with a vision to create an outdoor beer garden, reminiscent of the beer gardens found in Europ

2022 NC Main Street Award: Design Best Outdoor Space Improvement City of Salisbury Bell Tower Green, Inc. LandDesign Alfred C. Wilson and Company Watch The Award Video Jethro Rumple, author of the 1881 book “A History of Rowan County,” called for a “ place where inhabitants might refresh themselves by breathing the pure air that comes whispering through the rustling leaves of trees. ” One hundred forty years later, Rumple’s vision was realized in the creation of Bell Tower