RTP-area local music and culture

[grady <grady AT ibiblio.org>]

Hmm. Considering that I can hear shows at the Cradle from the municipal 
parking lot across the train tracks sometimes, I'd be a little concerned 
about the idea of building apartments either that close or directly on 
top of the Cradle. People always say they understand a situation when 
they move in, but they don't really understand it until they've lived 
there for a while, and it would be a drag for Frank to suddenly wind up 
in the middle of a bad-neighbor situation with the apartment dwellers 
due to noise problems.

(Just ask clubowners in downtown Durham about how quickly the 
cutting-edge urban pioneers who moved into buildings downtown turned 
into royal pains in the ass, calling in noise complaints all the time. 
So much for gritty urban realness . . . )

Of course, on the other hand, it's probably better than having to move 
the Cradle again . . .

Where did the quote in your email come from, by the way? I don't see it 
in the online article. The gist is more or less the same, I'm just 
curious if you have another source as well. I'd like to see/hear more info.

Ross

p.s. is Carrboro really crying out for another 400,000 square feet of 
commercial space? Just from looking around, I don't see the kinds of 
space/rent pressures (tons of legacy businesses still in the same 
locations they've been in for ages) that would suggest a huge need for 
new commercial space. Seems like Carrboro is in greater need of 
affordable housing.

Christa Wessel wrote:
> any opinions about the proposed redevelopment of the artscenter/cat's 
> cradle complex?
>
> http://www.herald-sun.com/orange/10-563982.html
>
> "a 3-D model illustrated the mixed-use community, which would include a 
> parking deck with about 500 spots, about 42,000 square feet of apartment 
> space, a five-story artscenter, and expanded cat's cradle music club and 
> an outdoor music venue, among other features."
>
> an image of the proposed redevelopment was included in sunday's paper, 
> though i can't seem to locate it online.  phoo.
>
> xo-
> c
>
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