🖼 The Mint Museum will donate admission proceeds from Oct. 3–10 to the Craft Emergency Relief Fund to help artists impacted by Helene. (Axios)
🛣 Pete Buttigieg, in an interview with Axios, said he couldn't predict when people may be able to normally travel again to the Helene-impacted areas. (Axios)
👕 Proceeds from Glory Days Apparel's "Carolina Strong" T-shirts, sweatshirts and hoodies will benefit the N.C. Disaster Relief Fund. (Instagram)
📻 Old-fashioned legacy media — especially radio — have become a vital information lifeline in the chaotic aftermath of Hurricane Helene. (Axios)
☕️ Fly Kid Fly, a new coffee shop from the owners of HEX Coffee, will open at The Bowl at Ballantyne on Oct. 5. (Axios)
🪧 Shipping container operations at the Port of Wilmington in North Carolina have been halted due to tens of thousands of dockworkers going on strike up and down the East Coast. (Axios)
🫏 Mules, each capable of carrying about 200 pounds of supplies, are helping deliver aid to residents in North Carolina as they grapple with the fallout from the destructive Hurricane Helene. (Axios)
️⚽️ Charlotte FC could clinch a playoff spot during tonight's game vs. Chicago Fire. (Axios)
🏈 North Carolina public school athletes may profit off NIL. (WRAL)
By the numbers
Hurricane Helene dropped 40 trillion gallons of water on the Southeast, per the AP, enough water to fill Lake Tahoe.
Helene's total economic impact could be as high as $35 billion, Axios reported.
