Scroll through TikTok and you'll find plenty of content about color analysis, which determines the colors that most effectively complement a person's natural beauty, including skin, eye and hair color. The hashtag "color analysis" has more than 321M posts.

Why it matters: Knowing the appropriate colors for your makeup and clothing can bolster your whole aesthetic, experts tell Axios.

Context: Though it feels like it's suddenly everywhere all at once, color analysis isn't new.

• Color Me Beautiful, a national cosmetics company, first introduced the concept in the '80s, grouping clients into the four seasons and prescribing them a corresponding color palette with shades that complemented them.
• Over the years, color analysis has evolved.

Zoom in: Most experts now use between four and 12 tones to categorize their clients.

• This is important, as two-thirds of the population wouldn't accurately fit into just one of the four seasons, says Bianca Miller, a color analyst and owner of The Colorworx Studio in Waxhaw.

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Mecklenburg County expects to begin construction on a massive new park in Huntersville next year.

Why it matters: Eastfield Park will be the county's first "adventure park," meaning it will retain its natural character, similar to the county's nature preserves, but will include park amenities, like a playground and dog park.

State of play: The first of two phases of construction on the 114-acre park is scheduled to begin in mid-2025. Phase 1 should open by fall 2026, activating 60 acres of the site. The project is currently in the design development phase, per a county spokesperson.

What to expect: Phase 1 will include the construction of a roughly one-acre dog park, which will have separate areas for small and large dogs. The dog park will also include a small shelter.

• There will be bike trails, a nature-based playground, rest areas, an outdoor picnic shelter overlooking the tree canopy, restrooms and a multi-use path along Eastfield Road, plus parking.
• The park will be at 13729 Eastfield Road., Huntersville.

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If you live in Charlotte and have a pet, you may have received a "notice to license your pet" from CMPD Animal Care & Control.

Why it matters: Many readers told us they thought the notice was a scam because its return address was for Irving, Texas. We reached out to CMPD AC&C, who assured us these notices aren't a scam.

Context: CMPD AC&C has contracted out to Texas-based PetData for nearly two decades, an AC&C spokesperson tells Axios.

• License fees start at $10 for a one-year license for a pet that has been spayed/neutered, or you can license your pet for three years for $25.

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The restaurant group behind Yunta is opening a new sushi spot in south Charlotte this fall.

Why it matters: Oshen is the latest venture from Garcia Hospitality Group, the team behind the Peruvian-Japanese fusion eatery that snagged the top spot on our best restaurants list for 2024.

What to expect: A family-friendly neighborhood sushi spot, co-owner Cinthya Garcia tells Axios.

• Oshen is slated to open in October in the Colony Place shopping center, between the Arboretum and SouthPark.

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🐒 Winnie, a hamadryas baboon, was born at the North Carolina Zoo on June 16, per a press release.

🏃🏾‍♀️ Olympian Kaylan Brown will be honored tomorrow at 7pm by Gastonia Baseball Club at CaroMont Health Park, according to the baseball club. Admission is free. Gates open at 5:30pm.

🍿 Camp North End will show outdoor movies this fall, including "Ocean's Eleven" on Sept. 5 and "The Devil Wears Prada" on Sept. 12 at 8pm. (Camp North End)

🏈 You can nominate yourself or another NFL fan age 21+ through Oct. 2 for their team's Fan of the Year. Each team will select a Fan of the Year to represent them at Super Bowl LIX. (NFL)

🪵 Mecklenburg County's enhanced recycling program now accepts wood at three full-service centers. The first item is free and there's a flat $8 fee for multiple items. (Mecklenburg County)

🎢 In 2025, Carowinds' season pass holders will have access all 42 Six Flags and Cedar Fair parks with a new "all-park passport." (WCNC)

🚌 CMS is 82 bus drivers short and is trying to fill 35 positions before the school year starts next week. (WCNC)

A Democratic presidential candidate hasn't won North Carolina since former President Obama in 2008, but Gov. Roy Cooper is certain that it will happen again in November.

The big picture: Every four years, North Carolina Democrats are adamant that they can recreate Obama's first presidential win, and every year since then they've been wrong.

Yes, but: "I have a 2008 feeling about this," Cooper told Axios' Sophia Cai yesterday during an Axios House event at the Democratic National Convention.

• North Carolina is changing rapidly, and former President Trump won the state by just 1.3% in 2020.
• "We're going to be the wide receiver this year, and we're going to dance in the end zone," Cooper said.

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Get ready to row during Michelle's Mighty Mission 24,000 Meter Row.

State of play: The fifth annual event is at Sugar Creek Brewing Company (215 Southside Dr.) Saturday, Sept. 14, from 11am-4:30pm.

• The Sugar Creek Brewing Company, Crossfit Mecklenburg and 24 Foundation event helps raise awareness for those impacted by cancer.

Context: Sugar Creek Brewing co-founder Joe Vogelbacher launched the 24,000-meter row in memory of his sister, Michelle, who died from liver cancer.

What to expect: Participants, who must be at least 8-years-old, will row in a competitive or non-competitive division. Competitive teams consist of two people and non-competitive teams can consist of up to four people.

• Registration is $50 per person. Spectator tickets are $24 for adults and $9 for those under 21 or a non-alcoholic ticket. Proceeds of ticket sales will benefit 24 Foundation.
• There will also be a DJ, food, drinks and prizes for fundraising and the fastest teams.