Recruitment, renovation and rebranding. Historic downtown Wilson is popping with activity, and this weekend’s N.C. Whirligig Festival is the perfect time to see the progress firsthand. “I truly believe we’re finally getting to that tipping point in downtown development,” said Kimberly Van Dyk, Wilson planning and community revitalization director. “We are just going to keep that progress with the snowball getting bigger and going faster down the hill.”