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

SoDu Week in Review: June 20, 2026

A quick catch-up on Durham stories from June 15–19, including public safety, City Council, graduations, grocery prices, reader favorites, weekend events, and community notes.

A Birthday Wish for South Durham

I'm asking 100 neighbors to help raise $5,000 by Sept. 22 to expand independent local journalism through Southpoint Access.

Parktown Food Hub Reports Non-Perishable Food Crisis

The nonprofit food pantry based in Parkwood requires more in stock to meet client needs.

[SoDu Need to Know] Durham's Minimum Housing Code Changes

The first major update since 2016 clarifies Durham’s rules on safe exits, moisture, flooring, drainage, pests, water pressure, address numbers, and other basic housing conditions.

Miami Firm Buys UHill Apartments in Southwest Durham

Momentum Real Estate Partners says the 269-unit UHill community fits its strategy in growing U.S. multifamily markets.

[Reader Review] Widow's Bay - Jimmy W.

Do you wanna watch Jaws, Friday the 13th, Midnight Mass, Evil Dead, King of the Hill, and like nine Stephen King movies but you only have time for one thing? Widow's Bay.

[Nerdspresso] Backrooms: Creeping Out with Empty Spaces

It is like a nightmare that abruptly wakes you confused and uneasy in the dead of night. You’re not sure why it frightened you.

SoDu Daily: June 19, 2026

Rolling live updates from Southpoint Access, your neighborhood news source in South Durham.

[The Gourmand Next Door] Home Sweet Home

For the last 50 years, our state’s wine production and influence have been heavily tied to the success of Duplin. The tastes that have been developed in the intervening years from Prohibition have changed from the unctuous and luscious to drier, more acidic wines favored in Europe.

Seen It? Read It? Played It? Review It!

Now accepting Southpoint Access reader reviews under the Nerdspresso umbrella!

Ten Dispatches Have Arrived. The Eleventh Is a Love Letter.

Southpoint Access’s premium serial fiction feature continues Monday with Undelivered Love Letter via Illegal Constellation — the issue that brings grief, longing, and centuries-late correspondence into the breach archive.

[SoDu Stuff to Do] Your Weekend Ahead - June 18, 2026

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