The Tea: Downtown Char-Grill property for sale

📚 Wake County is asking voters to approve a $142 million bond to build new libraries in its fast-growing suburbs and renovate existing ones. (INDY Week)

Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, who has criticized the state's response to Hurricane Helene, was the only Council of State member to not vote on Gov. Roy Cooper's request to declare a state of emergency, records show. (WRAL)

🎓 Larry Chavis, a former professor at UNC's business school, has sued the university after his classes were recorded by the university without him being notified. (News & Observer 🔒)

🌡️ Climate change is fueling extreme heat days and making it more dangerous for people working outside in North Carolina, with at least 15 workers dying from heat-related illness here since 2008. (WUNC)

🍔 The downtown Raleigh Char-Grill in Glenwood South is for sale after plans for a 20-story tower on its property fizzled out. (Triangle Business Journal 🔒)

🏀 Charlotte will host the first and second rounds of the men's NCAA March Madness tournament in 2027. Raleigh will host the East Regional round in the 2028 tournament. (NCAA)