Jayne, waiting in front of Tir Na nOg for people needing a lift to their next destination.

(image credit John Morris)

On Friday, residents of the Hillsborough Street landmark The Wilmont learned they have 30 days to move out or face eviction proceedings. A tenant filed a complaint with the city about a hole in the ceiling, and series of inspections and investigations followed. City Council then passed on ordinance declaring it unfit for human habitation.

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Mushroom - Kendal Draper modeling for Alyssa McNamara

In case you missed it, there was a fashion last night. The Art to Wear show, hosted by both the College of Design and the College of Textiles, features student designers from both of the colleges. This is probably the sixth or seventh one that I’ve seen and it was easily one of the best – although it would be hard to top last year’s event in the Court of North Carolina in terms of venue. I will say that the lighting in Reynolds Coliseum was much, much better, though. As were my seats. The only downside was that it wasn’t outside – although I could see the benefits of moving it indoors. Nevertheless, I managed to get some great tickets from a friend of mine and we headed down to check out the show. There were 15 designers, from Sophomore to Senior, to Graduate level showing off a myriad of themes, inspiration coming from the White Witch in the Chronicles of Narnia, to the American Dream, French Desserts, and Nesting. Rumor has it that over 5000 people showed up. That rivals the Krispy Kreme Challenge in terms of student-run events! Enough talk, though. Let’s get to the pictures!

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