With the latest additions of the âA Great Day To Be Outsideâ mural and the Emerald Loop Project to the City of Greenville, North Carolina, the Eastern North Carolina (ENC) Alliance offers its insight on why artwork is essential for local community and the areaâs economic growth.
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Greenville ENC Alliance Steve Weathers said community art in Greenville is beneficial to the East Carolina University community and the entirety of eastern North Carolina. âPlacemakingâ is what Weathers said he and the ENC Alliance calls the process of building up the community in an aesthetic way.
A group of Greenville businessmen on Tuesday announced plans to transform a historic tobacco warehouse into a food and lodging destination that is the fourth hotel project in the works downtown.
The Stark Group plans to rehabilitate the E.B. Ficklen and Star Tobacco warehouse site which borders Eighth, Ninth, Washington and Ficklen Streets as well as some surrounding property.
Three of the buildings will house the 70-room Ficklen Hotel, said Kimberly L. Christner of Cornerstone Hospitality, which will manage the property once it is opened. The facility will feature a restaurant, lobby and 10,000-square-foot event space. The adjacent Star Warehouse will host a 76,000-square-foot food hall and market. Construction is expected to begin in the spring and the opening is set for the fall of 2022.