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Raleigh's proposed youth curfew is headed for a City Council vote next month.

Why it matters: If the ordinance passes, teenagers — as well as adults and businesses that help them violate the curfew — could face legal action when unsupervised minors are caught out at night.

Zoom in: As currently written, the curfew would apply from 11pm-5am to those under 18 who are not accompanied by their parent or guardian.

• Exceptions include emergencies, protests, work, school, sporting events and concerts.

How it works: Police could investigate juveniles, as well as adults and establishments that help minors violate the curfew.

• Raleigh Police Chief Rico Boyce said enforcement would be complaint-based.
• Juveniles would go through the juvenile court system. Others could face a misdemeanor charge, with a potential $500 fine.

Flashback: City leaders began exploring a curfew after multiple late-night shootings during teen gatherings the weekend of July 4.

What they're saying: Some residents pushed back yesterday, saying young people were being unfairly scapegoated.

• "I work with teenagers. I've asked them where they hang out. Nowhere," Ramiyah Robinson said. "They can't go to the mall. They can't go to the movies. There are curfews already in place in all the areas that when I was a kid, I hung out at."

Between the lines: City Council member Megan Patton expressed hesitation about "social stratification" in the curfew exceptions, pointing out that kids who can afford Carolina Hurricanes tickets qualify, but not those going out for a late-night CookOut shake.

What's next: Public comment is being solicited ahead of a potential vote on Sept. 15.

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UNC Health is rebranding its investment arm and giving it more cash to put into health care startups.

Why it matters: The move will give the health care system around $125 million to invest in startups over the next decade, according to Anita Watkins, who leads UNC Health's venture capital efforts.

Driving the news: UNC Health has invested in startups through Rex Health Ventures, which was started in 2012 with around $10 million in capital and a focus on investing in the Triangle.

• But the scope of its investments has scaled beyond the Triangle in recent years to include any company that could improve outcomes for patients in North Carolina.

Zoom in: UNC Health Ventures currently has 12 active companies in its portfolio, including Reprieve Cardiovascular, a company making a therapy to remove excess fluid from patients with heart failure.

What they're saying: Watkins told Axios that UNC Health Ventures takes a lot of interest in the ideas and technologies that physicians and nurses within the UNC system are creating.

• But ultimately it is agnostic about where those companies are based.
• "The most important part of what we do … is to improve patient outcomes," Watkins said. "That's what work towards every single day: Finding companies that can improve both how we care for patients and patients' overall health."

Keep reading

🥚 Egg producers accused of price fixing made a large donation of eggs in Raleigh yesterday as part of an antitrust lawsuit settlement. (NC Newsline)

• Attorney General Jeff Jackson says donations to North Carolina food banks will eventually total 3 million eggs.

🎊 Cary is prepping for its 50th annual Lazy Daze Arts & Crafts Festival this weekend. (ABC11)

🏡 The city of Durham changed its development rules to no longer have planning staff grade a proposed rezoning on whether it protects "rural character." (News & Observer)

🩱 Lake Johnston pool in Raleigh closes this Sunday for a lengthy renovation. When it reopens next summer, the pool will be heated for year-round use. (WRAL)

UNC-Chapel Hill is in possession of a very old copy of "The Odyssey," and the text is now on display on campus.

Why it matters: The ancient story's turn as a summer blockbuster has brought it back to the forefront of global culture, nearly 3,000 years after its debut.

Zoom in: The book in Carolina's possession is a rare 1517 edition printed by Aldus Manutius.

• It's pocket-sized, something Manutius prioritized to ensure stories weren't lost to time, Eileen Dewitya, curator of the university's rare book collection, tells Axios.
• She says Manutius wanted knowledge to be portable and widespread. He is credited with pioneering italicized text, as well as commas, semicolons and apostrophes in his Venice print shop.
• Former classics professor Eben Alexander's handwritten notes are visible throughout UNC's copy.

If you go: The book will remain on view in Wilson Library until Thanksgiving.

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🎬 Mary Helen's left "The Odyssey" with a renewed appreciation for the act of storytelling.

Thanks to Melissa Oyler for editing this newsletter.