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WHAT’S HOT
- People are flocking to DTR. According to Downtown Raleigh Alliance, 19 million people visited Downtown in 2023—up 3.7% YoY.
- Pony up! Sports betting officially becomes legal in North Carolina March 11 at noon, as approved by the NC Lottery Commission.
- Pandemic in the rearview? The CDC announced plans to revise its five-day isolation period guidance this spring—reducing the recommendation to being fever-free for 24 hours with improving symptoms.
- They’re back… Raleigh City Council voted to reinstate Citizen Advisory Councils (CACs), whose members can vote to recommend or reject development projects throughout the city.
- Giving a new meaning to “out of sight, out of mind,” new data found that remote workers are 35% more likely to be laid off than those working in the office. Mm, might be time to ditch the PJs?
- Duke got the blues? The university agreed to pay a $24 million settlement as part of a federal lawsuit filed two years ago that accused 15 private colleges of inflating tuition and reducing financial aid. Talk about getting schooled…
- In not-so-trendy news, TikTok removed all music by Universal Music Group-licensed artists (think Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo and Drake) following the duo’s contract expiration Jan. 31.
- Ozempic should be shaking. The NC State Health Plan will end coverage of popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy starting April 1.
- Concerns around NC State’s Poe Hall are rising as results from recent additional testing confirmed harmful PCB chemicals—and now students and faculty are getting tested for cancer and lawyering up.
WHAT’S NOT
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