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

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.

[SeeGov] Durham County Proposes $10.9M Increase for Public Schools

That's less than half what Durham Public Schools has requested for the upcoming school year, hoping to cover higher wages for classified staff.

SoDu Shopping Basket: Average Basket Price Virtually Unchanged This Week

The average basket is $66.82, with Aldi posting the lowest total and the familiar gap holding between value stores and premium chains in South Durham.

OPA! Greek Festival Returns to South Durham This Weekend

The popular event at St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church - running May 16-17 - includes Greek cuisine, dancing, and marketplace vendors.

Pet Remembrance: Huckleberry

The inspiration for Huck's Heavenly Hangout is remembered in the inaugural post.