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

SoDu We Know What's Up? Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026

Friday’s rain mostly missed Durham’s reservoirs. Plus, a chance to meet every DPS school, an opening date for Fogo de Chão, and this week’s obituaries.

Fogo de Chão sets Nov. 16 opening at The Streets at Southpoint

Four new shops are already open at the South Durham mall, where Santa visits and extended holiday hours begin Friday.

Friday’s rain barely budged Durham’s water outlook as Stage 3 remains possible

Durham now has 78 days of readily accessible reservoir water, and the latest city data show Friday’s storm delivered little rain where it mattered most.

[In Memoriam] Durham obituaries: Services scheduled Nov. 10-16

Southpoint Access has updated its Durham obituary listings with recent notices and funeral, memorial, and graveside services scheduled through Nov. 16.

Durham families can meet staff from every DPS school Nov. 14

What’s kindergarten like in English and Spanish? How does early college work? Bring your questions to Northern High on Nov. 14, when staff from every DPS school will be there.

SoDu We Know What's Up? Monday, Nov. 9, 2026

Durham swim families take their case to the city, and readers ask what’s draining our reservoirs.

[Dispatches Received in Error Issue 31] Interview with a Retired Toll Seraph

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

Are new homes and RTP data centers draining Durham’s reservoirs?

Durham’s two reservoirs were just 31% full on Nov. 5. How much water do new homes add to the daily demand, and where do RTP data centers get theirs?

[Gallery] Pop Mart opens at Southpoint

Seen that toothy little monster dangling from someone’s bag? That’s Labubu. Take a look inside Pop Mart’s first Durham store at The Streets at Southpoint.

Durham water supply falls below 80 days, with rain offering uncertain relief

Durham’s latest figures show reservoirs at 31% capacity and 79 days of readily accessible water. But the data predate Friday’s storm, and another system could develop along the East Coast late next week.

"We will have to stop": Durham swim families ask city to reconsider pool fees

A nearly threefold increase in lane rental rates has community swim teams warning that higher costs could reach parents or threaten their programs.

South Durham in Five: School consolidation, data centers, drought, and public accountability

Five questions from this week's Southpoint Access reporting, plus neighborhood news, a recall affecting families, and a look at what's ahead.