Independent news and updates for South Durham, covering local development, government, health, and community life.

Still exploring, six decades into the adventure

Star Trek and I share a milestone this month. I’m thinking about where Southpoint Access should go next.

Durham’s reservoirs 46% full as Stage 2 water restrictions continue

The city reports 103 days of readily accessible reservoir water, but additional reserves bring Durham’s estimated total supply to 170 days.

[SoDu Stuff to Do] Your Weekend Ahead - Sept. 10, 2026

What's in the SoDu Events Calendar for this weekend? Southpoint Access provides a few highlights to consider!

Walmart takes lead as average SoDu Shopping Basket climbs

The average 17-item basket rose about $1 this week, while Walmart posted the biggest decline and Harris Teeter recorded the largest increase.

DPS targets chronic absenteeism after 11k students miss too much school

The Board of Education on Thursday also will review mixed academic results, overdue fire-safety work, policy changes, and several building projects.

OneFundraiser returns to Hope Valley Elementary

Hope Valley Elementary’s eight-day campaign aims to raise $40,000 for recess equipment, student support, teacher grants, and a gaga ball pit.

[The Gourmand Next Door] Chianti, What a Fiasco!

You may recognize the bottles, fiaschi, as the straw-wrapped, squat bottles that often serve as candelabras. A wine that requires little thought, and even less deliberation.   

Durham brings back $10,000 aid for Fayetteville Street businesses

A yearlong city program will offer money, coaching, training, and technical help to qualifying businesses along the historic corridor.

In Memoriam: Durham Obituaries – Sept. 8, 2026

Honoring lives recently lost in the Durham community, with upcoming services and remembrances.

Duke tower returns to Durham Board of Adjustment after jurisdiction error

The proposal for the cell tower along Scott King Road requires three variances and a special-use permit, with questions about visibility, property values, and whether Duke has shown the required hardship.

Friday football matchups cap packed week for South Durham schools

Jordan visits Riverside, Hillside travels to Orange, and middle school teams open competition across soccer, volleyball, football, and cross country.

[Dispatches Received in Error Issue 22] Receipt for the Purchase of Three Midnights

A weekly serial fiction project for paid subscribers, unfolding through a growing archive of documents from an alternate-universe Southpoint.