Wes Platt

SoDu How-To

[SoDu How-To] Dispose of Live Christmas Trees

The City of Durham accepts live trees starting in January. Be sure to remove decorations, lights, tinsel, nails, and stands. Don't bag them. And cut them in half if taller than six feet.

sodu week in review

DPS Board Holds Special Meeting, Punts Open Session to January

Agenda included talking with attorney, discussing personnel matters, and plans related to dealing with school violence.

Viewpoints and Voices

A New Year Awaits South Durham

How was your Christmas? Hanukkah? Ready for Kwanzaa?

Kitchen Table

SoDu Shopping Basket: Walmart and Food Lion Nearly Tie for Lowest Total

Walmart’s $51.27 basket edges Food Lion’s $51.91, while Fresh Market tops $93 for the same 17 essentials. Average basket cost: $65.58.

Locally Aware

South Durham Crime Report: Holiday Shopping Brings Shift in South Durham Crime Patterns

Vehicle break-ins, retail robberies, and fraud reports clustered around malls, hotels, and shopping corridors as holiday traffic and package deliveries increased across South Durham.

sodu week in review

Only One Incumbent Remains in DPS Board of Education Race

Bettina Umstead seeks to hold onto her District 2 DPS seat in the upcoming March election.

Kitchen Table

SoDu Shopping Basket: Walmart and Food Lion Lead as South Durham Grocery Prices Hold Steady

Fresh Market tops $95 again while Walmart, Food Lion, and Target stay under $54. See where to find the best deals on eggs, coffee, meat, and more this week.

office hours

Office Hours Dec. 18, 2025: Lauren Sartain, DPS Board of Education District 3 Candidate

Early voting starts in February, with the one-and-done election set for March 3.

Locally Aware

South Durham Crime Report: Vehicle Break-Ins Dominate Again as Hotspots Re-Emerge

Vehicle break-ins continue to dominate South Durham’s weekly crime report, with multi-family neighborhoods, hotel corridors, and major retail areas seeing the highest concentration of incidents.

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Office Hours Dec. 17, 2025: Peter Crawford, DPS Board of Education District 3 Candidate

Early voting starts in February, with the one-and-done election set for March 3.

Development

Longhorn, Fogo De Chao Restaurants on the Horizon

They're among several commercial development projects under review by Durham planning officials.

Games

[WordroW] Learning Life

A daily, hyper-local word/phrase challenge pulled from recent Southpoint Access coverage.