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| Ronnie Beasley levels pilings which are being sunk for the new Basnight's Lone Cedar Cafe. CHRIS CURRY/THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT |
By CATHERINE KOZAK, The Virginian-Pilot © May 25, 2007 | Last updated 8:48 PM May. 24
NAGS HEAD - Less than a month after Basnight's Lone Cedar Cafe burned down, rebuilding at the site has already begun.
By Thursday, a number of pilings had been sunk for the foundation. The lot has been cleared and graded, a building permit for the foundation has been issued, and the Nags Head Board of Commissioners has approved the site plan.
State Sen. Marc Basnight meant it when he said on the day of the May 1 fire that he intended to rebuild. As the longtime state Senate leader, the Manteo Democrat has a reputation as a man of action when it comes to politics. He apparently also is with his family business, which had just started its 12th season at the soundside location on the Nags Head-Manteo causeway.