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

[SeeGov] Durham Council Rejects Cheek Road Annexation; Approves Sherron Road Project

The May 18 hearings showed how Durham’s urban growth boundary, infrastructure concerns, and affordability commitments are shaping development votes.

Durham Budget Would Keep Taxes Flat, Buses Fare-Free, and City Services Mostly Intact

City Manager Bo Ferguson’s $766.1 million proposal avoids a property tax hike, protects most services, raises water and sewer rates, and closes Forest Hills Pool one season early.

In Memoriam: Durham Obituaries – May 19, 2026

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

SoDu Daily: May 19, 2026

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

Durham Health-Data Firms Target RWE and NoviSci Rebrand as Pedestal Health and Headwater Science

The Durham-based companies say the new brands reflect a shared push to modernize evidence generation for drug development and patient care.

[Gallery] St. Barbara Greek Festival 2026

Greek cuisine, iconography tours, and lively dancers provided an entertaining weekend in South Durham.

[Dispatches Received in Error Issue 6] Transit Delay Advisory: Cathedral Leviathan Crossing

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

SoDu Daily: May 18, 2026

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

SoDu We Have Favorites: Voting Time!

Cast your ballots for the nominees in our inaugural contest celebrating South Durham neighbors' favorite businesses, schools, and organizations!

Durham Public Schools Cafeteria Menu: What’s for Lunch May 18-22, 2026

Chicken cheesesteak nachos, dumplings, steak and gravy, and a Friday fish-and-chips special headline this week’s free breakfast and lunch lineup across Durham Public Schools.

SoDu Daily: May 15, 2026

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

[Nerdspresso] Bat Nipples and Bad Jokes: Embrace the Cheese of Batman & Robin

There’s a reason this movie totally changed his career, and it’s not because it was a huge hit. Clooney has self-deprecatingly confessed that he feels personally responsible for torpedoing Batman’s movie mojo for nearly a decade. This experience taught him to be more selective.