⚖️ Former Durham insurance mogul Greg Lindberg has pleaded guilty to federal money laundering and fraud charges in a $2 billion insurance fraud scheme involving his Durham company Eli Global. (Associated Press)
🚗 The City of Raleigh launches its two-hour free parking pilot program Friday, in which five parking decks around downtown will offer two hours of free parking. (City of Raleigh)
💰 Amazon has purchased 77 acres of land in the Eastern North Carolina town of Tarboro. It is unclear what it will do with the land, but the company has been adding more distribution centers in the state. (Triangle Business Journal🔒)
🎭 Shadowbox Studio, an experimental art space located in a Durham storage unit, celebrates 10 years of hosting artists and performances. (INDY Week)
🍛 Triangle Indian restaurant Lime & Lemon will expand to Apex and Rolesville. The restaurant already has locations in Durham, Raleigh and Chapel Hill. (News & Observer 🔒)
North Carolina's SUN Bucks nutrition program distributed $129 million in food assistance to more than one million children and families during its first summer, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services said in a statement Wednesday.