Tuesday night, the city council held a public hearing on rezoning for the proposed $1 billion Raleigh Sports and Entertainment District.

The development surrounding the Lenovo Center could be a “real gemstone of the city,” said one Raleigh City Council member.

“There has been incredible growth across all realms of the WNBA, and the Storm are proud to have been one of the leaders in getting practice facility built,” said Storm COO Rohre Titcomb as she sat in ...