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

Durham Public Schools Cafeteria Menu: What’s for Lunch April 20-24, 2026

Nachos, dumplings, steak and gravy, and a Friday fish-and-chips special headline this week’s free meal lineup across Durham Public Schools.

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Durham Earth Day Festival: Community Celebration with a Practical Purpose

Free Durham festival brings live music, a parade, family activities, bike services, and hands-on ways to make everyday life a little greener.

[Gallery] Hope Valley Elementary School K-2 Concert

Students at the year-round public school on Friday performed for families in the school gymnasium.

Thrash: A "Just Fin" Entry in the Catalog of Jaws Imitators

In real life, I don’t think they transport meat in tankers full of blood, but sometimes you have to turn your brain off and just let art flow over you.

[Gallery] Rogers-Herr Middle School Rams vs. Neal Middle School Eagles Baseball

The teams faced off at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday, April 16, at the RHMS baseball field. Here's a photo gallery from the game.

Tickets for Teachers - Supporting RootEd for DPS!

Neighborhood News Guy Wes Platt talks with Matt Sears about RootEd in DPS and a fundraising effort to support Tickets for Teachers.

Triangle Performance Ensemble Brings New Easter Drama, Anti-Gun Violence Message to Durham Stage

“The Third Day,” a world premiere from the producers of “Black Nativity Durham,” opens April 17 at Hillside High School.

[Dispatches Received in Error Issue 1] Welcome Packet for Unauthorized Recipients

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

SoDu Shopping Basket: Aldi Leads Again as Fresh Market Tops $92

Aldi posts the lowest total at $50.79, while Walmart ($54.17) and Food Lion ($54.36) are close behind. Fresh Market reaches $92.99 - a $42.20 spread for the same 17 staples.

Durham Planning Commission Opposes Virgil Road Project

The board voted 10-2 against approving The Reserve at Rocky Branch, but it could still make it past Durham City Council. No date set yet for that meeting.

IONNA, Circle K Partner to Expand High-Speed EV Charging Network

The automaker-backed charging company and Circle K plan to add more than 350 EV charging sites across the U.S., including upgrades to about 85 existing locations.