🐻 North Carolina's black bear population has staged a large comeback in recent years, and for the first time in decades, they are consistently being spotted in central North Carolina. (WUNC)
🔵 Jonah Garson, the N.C. Democratic Party vice chair, will succeed Graig Meyer to represent Orange, Caswell and Person counties in the state senate. (Indy Week)
🎸 Lisa Lewis, a co-owner of The Berkeley and supporter of Raleigh's homegrown music scene, has died. (News & Observer)
