We’re rubbing elbows with the USDA and we couldn’t be happier! We won a $100,000 grant from the USDA’s Local Food Promotion Program to support the Bull City Cool food hub. The funds will be used to support an inventory of Durham County farmers, promote local foods, and build capacity for local food processing. Hats […]
On the Inside Looking Out
Custom Overhead Doors has done it again! …equipping the food hub with a gorgeous glass-panel garage bay door. This door replaces a mud-colored aluminum door with a “decorative” white stripe at the bottom and six small pellet-shaped windows, seen here. If you’ve been following the blog during construction, it’ll be no surprise that the small […]
PSA: Fluorescent Lights Contain Mercury
The vast expanse you see here is the ceiling of our food hub’s warehouse, which is being prepped for new lighting. Previously decorated by sporadically working 8-foot long fluorescent bulbs, I see food-storage appropriate pendant lighting in its future. Ryan King Electric Company will install the lighting after they finish laying the pipe, which is […]
What a Pair
No, you’re not seeing double. Those are two different gooseneck lighting fixtures that are an almost match. From the way some of our staff perfectionists look at it, they’re like night and day. But to the untrained eye, they could be almost identical. The fixture on the right is the original gooseneck lamp found in […]
An Office Without Windows
Everyone hates an office without windows. You’ve been there… The last one to know the sky’s opened up, or to find out that a tornado is barreling down the street. (Though in the case of the tornado, I guess the office without windows benefits you…) Well, we’re in the majority with people who like to […]
We are the Champions!
Bull City Cool is… well, inherently Cool… and we’re not the only ones who think so! As winner of the Triangle Community Foundation’s 2015 Innovation Award, it’s clear that the Bull City Cool Food Hub Collaborative (BCCFHC) is growing in popularity. The BCCFHC was one of many great applicants for the Innovation Award, and one […]
Form Follows Function
What we need: A light fixture that complies with regulations for food-processing AND fits the aesthetic of our renovations. Function first, followed by form. Why we need it: USDA standards require light fixtures in food-processing areas to be cleanable, to have covered bulbs, etc. (i.e., loads more regulations that are worth having and following, but […]
The Bathroom – Being All It Can Be
Our surprising-find bathroom with a sordid history has gone through serious renovations to be all it can be. Starting out as a dusty and dirty hole in the wall, it’s now a stunning and very open space. (Prepare yourself. I’m about to over-use the word “vintage.”) The vintage brick walls reach up to high ceilings, […]
History at its Worst
Waaay back when we bought 902 N Mangum St in March 2014 – AKA the distant past – we decided to preserve its historical elements while simultaneously transforming it into a modern facility. More specifically, we said we’d keep the handsome features and oust the homely ones. And I don’t think there’s anything less tasteful […]
Two Sides of the Same Coin
Every actual and proverbial coin has two sides. You’ve already seen both sides of our new storefront “coin”: the exterior plywood jungle and the interior glass network that the plywood’s protecting. Today we reveal the revamped storefront “coin” in its entirety. With the final trim-out completed by our carpenter super-team, Scott Taylor and Matt Swean, […]
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