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Got opinions about initiatives proposed in Discover Durham’s Destination Master Plan? Bring your thoughts and ideas to the town hall event planned for April 23 at 5 p.m. at Carolina Theatre downtown. The master plan, unveiled earlier this year, includes more than 60 recommendations for initiatives to make
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News
Book Harvest, a Durham nonprofit focused on children’s literacy, has again expanded its headquarters in the Rockwood strip center at 2501 University Dr. In a blog post Friday, the organization announced the expansion that now has it occupying the three middle units in the center that also includes Thai
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Change may be coming to 458 acres known as Research Triangle Park (RTP) South, between NC Highway 54, Davis Drive, Hopson Road, and South Miami Boulevard. The Durham City-County Planning Department is proposing a zoning change that would “encourage transit-oriented development; support future publicly-funded multimodal projects (like bus rapid transit,
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To all our neighbors in South Durham who love the environment, consider this quote by Rachel Carson from The Sense of Wonder: “Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.” Got your own messages to share? Click here
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Our latest installment of SoDu Reading Room comes courtesy of Durham’s own Lisa Sorg, a tireless environmental journalist, writing for NC Newsline. In this monumental development, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will formally regulate PFAS in drinking water. What Does PFAS Mean? PFAS stands for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl
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I’m working on a serial fiction project. (Did you miss No. 1?) Each segment will be published here and on Patreon. It is available in full to Patreon supporters: Dear Posse, I expected it to be darker, not this dollar store twilight. Left my car at home. My vision’
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As a district, Durham Public Schools should see a slight enrollment increase for the 2024-25 academic year. District officials expect the school population to climb from 30,345 to 30,955 overall. But some schools are projected to lose dozens of students as the DPS Growing Together plan continues to
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On occasion, Southpoint Access will gather information from Durham County’s Public Health Department to get a snapshot of how facilities in this region are scoring on their inspections. In this report, we delve into recent reports on restaurants in the 27707 zipcode. Support ultra-local community news! Subscribe to Southpoint
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Battle plastic pollution, dress as your favorite plant or animal for a parade, and bring documents for shredding, if you like! Durham Parks and Recreation on April 21 hosts a rain-or-shine Earth Day Festival from 12 to 5 p.m. at Durham Central Park. The event is free and open
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More than eight acres on the site of Lakewood Shopping Center along Chapel Hill Road could be rezoned from commercial center to commercial general and redeveloped to include self-storage units. A neighborhood meeting about this project is scheduled for April 16, between 6 and 7 p.m., on Zoom. The
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I’m working on a serial fiction project. Each segment will be published here and on Patreon. It is available in full to Patreon supporters: Dear Posse, Posting this anonymously because I’m an idiot. I’m serious. I’m a grown-ass adult, I heard all the warnings, and I