What We’re Reading: Special Edition

This week’s What We’re Reading is a different web roundup than we normally feature. Today we’re gathering news stories from the beginning of our journey at Thalia Mara Hall through this week’s ribbon cutting. We’re incredibly proud of this project and can’t wait to see Thalia officially open her doors to welcome the International Ballet Competition in just a couple of weeks!

Our case study on Thalia Mara, written shortly after we got to work on the project, is a history of the building and overview of the project’s scope.

From the beginning, there’s been tremendous interest in the public-private partnership and the facelift Thalia was in desperate need of.

And, after a whirlwind 90-day project, we cut the ribbon on Monday to a packed house. It was incredibly exciting to see state and local officials alongside the private partners that worked so hard to make this renovation a reality.

UPDATE: This article about the renovation appeared in Sunday’s Clarion-Ledger.

We hope you enjoyed this special edition of links. Next week we’ll be back to providing you with interesting and somewhat relevant stories from around the web.

Last but not least, here are a few of our own photos from Monday’s event. Happy weekend!

CDFL President Rob giving opening remarks

Ballerinas back in the Hall, just as it should be!

Rob Farr and Entergy Mississippi President and CEO Haley Fisackerly giving Mayor Tony Yarber a tour of the auditorium

Stunning restroom upgrades

A view from the top

The Bank Plus Refreshment Center