The Tea: Acclaimed chef will expand in Durham again

🍽️ Acclaimed chef Oscar Diaz (Little Bull, Aaktun, Tataco) will open a new restaurant in downtown Durham in an under-renovation building at 301 E. Chapel Hill St. (Triangle Business Journal 🔒)

• The restaurant will include a basement lounge, a dining room and a rooftop bar.

🗳️ A poll of North Carolinians found support for more casinos in the state as well as legalizing marijuana. (WRAL)

Governor Josh Stein and Attorney General Jeff Jackson reached a settlement agreement with the former Canton paper mill owner, Pactiv Evergreen, after the company abruptly shuttered the mill in 2023. (Smoky Mountain News)

• Pactiv will pay $6.25 million to Canton, Haywood County and the state, ending the Department of Justice's lawsuit against the company to get it to compensate the state for millions it received in development grants.