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C and I visited The Bain Project this past Saturday and highly recommend that anyone who reads this do the same next weekend before the installation is closed. It will be open again May 16 & 17th from 1 to 5PM with performances at 2 and 4PM.
The art deco Ernest B. Bain Waterworks facility caught my eye a long time ago as I was entering downtown via Wilmington Street. It is one of those buildings you look at in a state of disrepair and say to yourself – someone should do something there – that building could be something great. After a long time of admiring its exterior I was very excited to hear the building was opening for a limited engagement art installation.
The facility opened in 1940 and replaced the facility directly in front of it that had been in operation since 1887 (this one pumped water to the stone water tower that looks like a lighthouse in downtown). The waterworks could pump 10-20 million gallons of water daily but was outgrown by the city by the 1960′s when the Neuse River facility was built. The plant remained in operation until 1987 and was used as a backup facility until the early 90′s since then it was used for storage. [Source]
Thanks to the man on the street with his ear on the ground – wait – that is dangerous – GET UP BOB!!! Awesome news in the world of people who need more bricks in their daily diet. Read the headline again – LEGO is coming to Crabtree Valley Mall – now read the article – it is going to be a store. How awesome is that?
Here’s one for all the kids and kid-like adults in the Triangle: The Lego Store is coming to Crabtree Valley Mall.
The store will be big — about 2,000 square feet — and will open near center court at the end of May.
It’s a pretty big score for Crabtree, since Lego has only 23 stores in the whole country, and this will be its first one in the Carolinas. Personally, my favorite part of these stores is the “Pick-A-Brick” wall, where you can buy Legos in bulk like candy. Imagine the possibilties…
Pictures of the snow around the house and the neighborhood. It doesn’t happen very often but when it does it is great fun. These pictures span from about 7:15AM to just a few minutes ago. The cam is still up if you are interested in seeing the weather real time.
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We were told that the bond packages wouldn’t increase taxes? Ummm… they lied.
Half of the proposed 5-cent property tax increase would go toward paying debt service on several big-ticket items: the $88.6 million parks bond that was passed last fall, the $226 million public safety center planned for downtown and a new $223.5 million remote operations center.
That’s a 15% tax increase. Congrats. Guess what else?
Allen’s proposal also calls for a 15 percent increase in the water and sewer rate, which would amount to a $4.86 monthly increase for an average household that uses about 6,000 gallons a month, and a $5 increase in the vehicle decal fee to support new public transportation services.
Read all about it here. Enjoy.