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In today's newsletter:

  • Why a downtown Raleigh nightclub just gave up its alcohol permits
  • How a new NC law could change school lunches statewide
  • Why did a Chapel Hill club cancel after the Raleigh nightclub appearance?

Also on today's calendar: Duke Football Radio Show and Tailgate Dinner at the Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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📰 News we're reading

• Alive Nightclub surrenders alcohol permits as visitors express confidence in downtown safety (abc11.com) — Downtown Raleigh residents and visitors are reacting after Alive Nightclub surrendered its alcohol permits following two August incidents that injured six people, including a shooting last weekend. While the club sits dark, Fayetteville Street's Bizarre Bazaar market still drew crowds, and the city has tightened security near the GoRaleigh bus station tunnel as police continue searching for the nightclub shooter.
   

• How NC law strengths lunch shaming prevention; how schools are responding (abc11.com) — A new North Carolina law, highlighted from Raleigh, now requires school districts to give all students the same meal options regardless of lunch debt, aiming to curb "lunch shaming." Wake County and Durham schools already follow similar policies, but the statewide rule could change practices in other districts and strengthen protections for families struggling with meal costs.
   

• After Raleigh show, Chapel Hill club cancels event with controversial influencer (newsobserver.com) — Raleigh residents may recognize the controversial influencer Clavicular, who appeared Friday night at The Village nightclub on Glenwood Avenue under extra police security coordinated by local promoters. After community pushback and planned protests, a related Chapel Hill event at Still Life was canceled, amid concerns over his extreme "looksmaxxing" content, far-right associations, and ongoing legal troubles.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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