In an e-mail letter to friends of the museum, CAM said it anticipates that the facility will open in 2011. The museum will include three galleries.

via Contemporary Art Museum set to begin construction – Triangle Business Journal:.

I was planning to go out after work on Monday to get some pictures but the rain ruined my plans. Here is a short list of projects moving along around downtown.

• The warehouse at the corner of Dawson and Cabarrus is being renovated. Last time I went by, I noticed the outdoor patio that used to be there has been taken down and some work is being done to the exterior of the building. Location.
• Taz’s at 205 Wilmington Street seems to be expanding into the adjacent space. According to a clerk, they are opening a butcher shop. Location.
• The sidewalk is starting to be paved outside the Court of Appeals building on Morgan Street. Maybe the renovation will finish soon? Location.
• The space in 112 Fayetteville Street, where the Fayetteville St. Tavern used to be, is being renovated and it appears a new bar is being built inside. This only recently started so if a new restaurant is in the works I’m sure information will surface sometime soon. Location.

If you see any other activity while you are walking around, please, report in.

The N.C. State Bar is poised to build a four-story, $14 million headquarters in downtown Raleigh.

The state agency, which regulates the legal profession, has secured a site at the corner of Blount and Edenton streets for a new 60,000-square-foot building that it expects to begin constructing next year. Target date for occupying the building is the first half of 2012, said Tom Lunsford, executive director.

via .biz – State Bar plans new headquarters | newsobserver.com blogs.