If anyone happens to go check out NBA Central (Kinston), make sure to take in the culture that is being pushed downtown. Yes, Kinston still suffers from an abhorrent amount of crime, but there are entities hard at work to change things.
Mother Earth Brewing of course is now a big point of promotion. I still remember texting DevilDeac on my way back from a football game, "I just saw a coming soon billboard for something called
Earth something brewery, heard of it?". Boom, they blew up! Then there is a certain fellow named Stephen Hill. He's my kind of guy, even though I haven't met him. He's supported Kinston in countless ways, and myself in a couple. Besides displaying my art at one of his hotels, he's also purchased a painting. He is hard at work at making Kinston a destination instead of pass-thru spot.
This is him.
http://businessnc.com/stephen-hill-i...sform-kinston/
Aside from his and Mother Earth's endeavors, others are working hard to make Kinston a place to stop for cultural arts. The Chef and the Farmer restaurant is another great example. It's right around the corner from the Kinston arts council gallery on Queen Street. I hold their gallery in high regard; it is an absolutely beautiful space, plus they have a model train room in the basement. Can't beat that!
Well, you can. If you stop in before April, you can see an amazing art show, that has over 200 works of art. And one that you see might be a self portrait that took first place in the show. If you buy it, I will find you, and steal it back.