By Kathy Chaffin, Salisbury Post

It was an enchanted evening in an enchanted building overlooking a pristine 189-acre ecological preserve.

Luminarias lined the path to the Center for the Environment at Catawba College Friday night, while white lights outlined the three-level building. "It's like a fairyland," said Karen Alexander of KKA Architecture, who designed the green facility.

Alexander was attending her first Ugly Bug Ball fundraiser, having been out of town for the previous three.

"It's exciting to see people using the building and loving being in it," she said. "I'm excited about the way they decorated it. It really is enchanting."

Paul Fisher, chairman and chief executive officer of F&M Bank, walked by, pausing to tell Alexander, "Every time I come here, I'm very proud of this building."

Alexander said she was working with Dr. John Wear, the founding director of the Center for the Environment, on another project when he related a verbal description of what he and the board of directors wanted in an environmentally-friendly facility.  Read More...

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