Well that was fun with the Bloomsbury building. Now let’s turn our attention to the RBC tower. Deemed to be the “tallest building in Raleigh,” a bunch of us have been upset to learn that it was really only tallest due to its decorative tippy top. The architect was Cooper Carry. I think I like [...]

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Known as the Bloomsbury Estates, this building sits at the edge of Boylan Heights in Raleigh. Designed with bizarre Victorian architectural references by Perkins & Will in Chicago, this building certainly needs a more fitting name. Take the poll and give us your opinion. Image by BloomsburyEstates.com <a href=”http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/640250/” mce_href=”http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/640250/”>Bloomsbury</a><br /> <span style=”font-size:9px;” mce_style=”font-size:9px;”> (<a [...]

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Similar to the SparkCon concept in Raleigh, this event in Charleston looks like it, too, combines the fringe scenes of art to redefine creative culture. This was created by local artist Scott Debus, Gustavo Serrano of B’Zar, Olivia Pool of ART Magazine, and Ambergre Sloan of Charleston’s Most Unique. Very inspirational. Check out the video. It’s so cross-pollenatin’ … Thanks to [...]

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