The Tea: Amtrak's train to the U.S. Open

🚊 Amtrak is running a special train from Raleigh and Cary to Pinehurst for the U.S. Open golf tournament. (News & Observer 🔒)

🌜 Sylvan Esso's hometown music festival, Good Moon, is tomorrow and Saturday in Durham. (INDY Week)

🏖️ North Carolina saw a record $35.6 billion in visitor spending in 2023, according to new data from Visit North Carolina. (Triangle Business Journal 🔒)

• The state had nearly 43 million visitors last year — the fifth highest amount in the country behind California, Florida, Texas and New York.

🚨 North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement charged employees of The Big Easy and customers of Davie Bar and Cardinal Bar in downtown Raleigh for selling illegal drugs. (WRAL)