Or at least I think that is what’s happening in the photo below. It looks to me like a pirate and the mayor having some sort of meeting. And I can’t tell if that is just bad wall paneling, or if they are inside of a pirate ship?

Oh shit, wait. Nope, my bad. That’s Chihuly and they actually appear to be somewhere in Seattle. Well I’ll be damned, I guess that Arts Center expansion is really happening! Just don’t count on any condos being a part of it.

Total bonus point for the Times finding the humor in the word choice of the notoriously monosighted artist:

Declaring the plans “look fabulous,” internationally famous glass sculptor Dale Chihuly on Tuesday confirmed his commitment to a new St. Petersburg museum for his colorful glass sculptures.

That’s cold, Times, cold.