The Hive of Hope Mills (THOHM) has been the vision of Kevin Grant, a local developer and the THOHM executive director, since the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. He noticed how distant people had become, and wanted to create a space designed for people to gather and engage with each other.
When he found a house for sale at the corner of Hope Mills Municipal Park, this seemed like the perfect location to bring about this community gathering space. At the grand opening on Friday, April 10, Grant saw this vision come to life as people floated between six food trucks and their anchor vendor, Big T’s.
Big T’s, which features flavored snoballs and fair-style food, has been a local favorite of Hope Mills since 2000 when Timmy (Big T) and Donna Gray first opened right on Hope Mills Lake. It is a seasonal restaurant, so many of Big T’s loyal customers were happy to hear they would now be open year-round, seven days a week…