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Durham Activities

📅 Your Week Ahead in Durham: Sept. 2–6, 2025

The first week of September brings a full slate of civic meetings, creative programs, and family-friendly events across South Durham.

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[VIDEO] Dris Eats the Streets: Episode 2 - Del Taco

Is the California-based chain Dris Eats the Streets Certified? Well...some menu items are, but overall: Nope!

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[SoDu Week in Review] Aug. 30, 2025

The weekly SoDu Week in Review is a free newsletter available to all Southpoint Access subscribers. This week: Our latest SoDu Parenting Pickle column focuses on carpool line pee etiquette. Plus, Durham Public Schools reaffirms commitment to safety and security in aftermath of Minneapolis shootings.

SoDu Fuel Tracker

[SoDu Fuel Tracker] Aug. 30, 2025

Support neighborhood news with our Southpoint Summer fundraiser on GoFundMe! South Durham drivers can find regular gas as low as $2.72 per gallon at the stations monitored by Southpoint Access. Prices are mostly holding in the $2.85–$2.95 range. The average gas price in North Carolina statewide:

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📣 A Big Shift for SoDu Coverage: We're Going All-In on Our New Home

Our Ghost-powered site now offers much better tools - including stronger search, easier subscriptions, and more ways to deliver exclusive, hyperlocal reporting for South Durham residents who want more than just headlines.

SoDu Parenting Pickles

[SoDu Parenting Pickles] Potty Break in the Pickup Line?

"School handbooks don’t really spell out what to do when your younger passenger has a bathroom emergency while picking up an older sibling."

Family Budget

SoDu Shopping Basket - Aug. 28, 2025

Get store-by-store comparisons of prices for grocery staples available in the South Durham area.

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SoDu We Watch Our Government - Durham Public Schools Board of Education

Back-to-school update and a report on donations and grants to the school district are on the agenda for the Thursday night meeting.

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[SoDu Sunrise Showcase] Aug. 27, 2025

Who's ready for rolls and cinnamon butter at Patterson Place? That and more in the latest SoDu Sunrise Showcase.

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Office Hours with Wes Platt: South Durham Q&A featuring Richard Dansky and Matt Kopac

Guest author Richard Dansky previews his Aug. 27 book launch, and Planning Commissioner Matt Kopac discusses his Ward 1 run ahead of the Oct. 7, 2025 primary.

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Southpoint Access Office Hours - Two Livestreams Today!

Join Neighborhood News Guy Wes Platt for a local livestream via Riverside.FM.

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[SoDu Sunrise Showcase] Aug. 25, 2025

Be aware of more traffic - and school buses - on the road with the return of traditional-calendar Durham schools! That and more in the latest SoDu Sunrise Showcase.

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