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PNC Arena is celebrating its 20th birthday this year--the Carolina Hurricanes opened the building in October of 1999 and N.C. State basketball had its first game in the then Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Arena a few weeks later. Before the building was even constructed, the NC General Assembly created the Centennial Authority to oversee the facility.We chatted with two members of the Authority: Jeff Merritt, who was working for the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce during the early stages of the planning and for the last decade plus has been the Executive Director of the Authority, and Perry Safran, an attorney and former Raleigh City Councilor who has served on the Authority since its inception. we talked about the history of the building, some of the ways its funding and organizational structure is unique, and what's in store for the arena's future.Ashton and Hayes also talk about the controversy and misinformation surrounding the State Farmer's Market, and take nominees for the #Top3Raleigh TACOS.Special thanks to our sponsor, Steele Residential--check them out for buying, selling or renting!Subscribe/rate Podcast Raleigh on your favorite podcast sites:Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/podcast-raleigh/id1458907220Google: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Inzk5woxrsjwf3zhd5vv3av4yei Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podcast-raleighSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6b3dVvLJfO0EqvDGQaFTAP?si=QrcfEq8WSE2h3aEZSGV0pQ