Mike Brown
Putting Up a Drop Box
Just because the building is now ours doesn't mean the work is done! Case in point: Our US Postal Service mail carriers can access our...
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Mike Brown
- May 4
- 1 min
A Day in the Life of BCC
The ever-busy Jackie captured these images as she was out and about today in the building. Kate using the blower to get rid of dirt, dust...
Mike Brown
- Apr 30
- 2 min
Celebrating Christine
Christine Westfall was one of the six original purchasers of the BCC property on Trent Drive. And she has served a critical role as our...
Mike Brown
- Apr 28
- 1 min
We Have Conditional CO!
No, that is not a new strain of COVID. What we're talking about is the conditional certificate of occupancy that basically says our...
Mike Brown
- Mar 16
- 1 min
Bulbs A-springin'
Back in early February, BCC's Landscaping Circle and members of the city's tree-planting crew planted about 200 tulip, daffodil and daisy...
Mike Brown
- Feb 18
- 3 min
Moving In, Moving On
The following post was written by BCC member Kate Y. For months now, I’ve watched our squat five-story condo building take shape from...
Mike Brown
- Feb 11
- 0 min
Mike Brown
- Feb 10
- 1 min
Truck Rally
A photo of our fast-moving recent life... Due to what can only be called "Circumstances," some of our members had to move into the...
Mike Brown
- Feb 9
- 2 min
"Oh my god, this was worth it!!"
Back in mid-January, when the city seemed to be doing everything in its power to keep us from moving, one of our founding members -- Teri...
Mike Brown
- Feb 9
- 1 min
New Plants for a New Building
Street trees arrived on site this week, and BCC's Landscaping Circle leapt into action. Jackie posted the following to our chat group:...
Mike Brown
- Jan 26
- 1 min
Soon, We Will be Sitting Pretty
Jackie shared the following text and pix with us today: The first furniture moving into BCC are our [common area] dining chairs! They...
Mike Brown
- Jan 26
- 1 min
January newsletter: 2021 in Review
Where we started and how far we got, in words and pictures. Want more? Browse the newsletter archive or -- subscribe!
Mike Brown
- Jan 24
- 3 min
Quotes and Reflections for the New Year
Just as the 2021 odometer clicked over into 2022, Claire sent the following call: "I thought it would be fun to start a New Year's...
Mike Brown
- Dec 30, 2021
- 1 min
Fall 2021 Scrapbook
Despite our community's relative youth -- we're about 3-5 years old, depending on how you count these things -- we've already started a...
Mike Brown
- Aug 15, 2021
- 4 min
5+ Great Places to Walk to From BCC
This article originally appeared in our August 2021 newsletter. Back issues of all our newsletters can be read from our BCC Newsletters...
Mike Brown
- Jul 7, 2021
- 1 min
Three Questions People Are Asking Us
What are those three questions?!? Find out in our July 2021 newsletter. While you're here, check out our newsletter archive or sign up to...
Mike Brown
- May 26, 2021
- 5 min
Laying the Groundwork for a Great Outdoors
The Landscaping team began meeting in October 2020, with the goal of designing outdoor spaces as inviting as our indoor spaces. Plants...
Mike Brown
- Mar 17, 2021
- 2 min
Beam-Signing Marks BCC's "Topping-Out"
"Topping out" is a milestone worth recognizing and making a fuss over.
Mike Brown
- Feb 13, 2021
- 1 min
Old West Durham Pocket Park
When we move into our building this fall, the BCC community will be part of the Old West Durham neighborhood. The OWD website contains a...