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What started as a dream is finally coming to fruition. If you haven't had the opportunity to stroll by the Richards Building in a minute, we strongly recommend it. The facade is really coming together with fresh coats of paint and new windows and doors. It almost doesn't seem real that the early rendering of what the building could look like, has actually happened! The concept. The reality. A work in progress, but so much progress has been made! Can you imagine? What we though could be...

We here at the Richards Building need to give a shoutout to Facebook user, Howard James Vose, for sending in this incredible photo looking West down Blackwell Street around the turn of the century (around 1900, in case that wasn't obvious). It’s truly incredible to see how so much has changed; but even more importantly, how much has stayed the same! Gone are the days of downtown trolley cars, but in their place, local buses travel down Blackwell and a very bustling train transports...

On April 11th, the Amp held their first gallery opening and public event to celebrate the official opening of the "Clay Cavern," The Amp's ceramics studio. Over 200 people came out to celebrate local artists who provided 115+ pieces of art. Musicians, ceramicists, painters and more were in attendance and it was truly a community gathering of students, artists, art appreciators, journalists, politicians - you name it! Walter Rodriguez, the Executive Director of the Amp, shared his enthusiasm...