Southpoint Access
Dear Neighbors, In every community, transparency and accountability are crucial. At Southpoint Access, we dedicate want to be your eyes and ears, especially in places that are pivotal yet inaccessible to many—city hall, school board meetings, and other government offices. Our reporting should play a crucial role in safeguarding
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Congratulations to the students participating in Southwest Elementary School’s Battle of the Books team, who recently won their regional competition and are bound for the state showdown! Here’s a quote from Anna Quindlen in How Reading Changed My Life: “Books are the plane, and the train, and the
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Three Durham area high schools made it into the top 100 list in North Carolina for U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings of the country’s best high schools. The highest-ranked school in our area is Research Triangle High School, which came in fourth in the
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Durham Public Schools is set to hold its second annual Wellness Day on Friday, April 26, aimed at promoting student well-being. This event is part of a broader initiative to support the mental and physical health of students within the district. The introduction of Wellness Day last year was
Southpoint Access Community Messages
Here’s a bit of appreciation for Harriet Green Sansone, who was out on the American Tobacco Trail from Solite Park to Juliette Drive cleaning up litter this morning. A quote from Aesop: “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” Got your own messages to share?
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Davey is a young, medium-sized energetic dog. The Animal Protection Society of Durham thinks dogs like Rosie can flourish with patient adopters who provide gentle guidance and build confidence. Here’s his biological information, according to the APS of Durham: When Davey first came to us, he was just
Local Government
Demolition and asbestos abatement ahead of construction of the new Durham School of the Arts could move forward if the Durham Public Schools Board of Education approves $325,819 in funding for that phase. The board is set to discuss that proposal, with Monteith Construction/Balfour Realty Joint Venture in
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The People’s Alliance Education Action Team on April 23 is hosting a community conversation about restorative practices in Durham Public Schools. The Zoom meeting, called “Safety, Wellness, and Restorative Practices: The Schools Our Students Deserve,” is scheduled for 6 p.m. It’s expected to feature a DPS student
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Occasionally, Southpoint Access will provide data about the local real-estate market pertinent to zip codes in our readership area: In the 27713 zip code, median home prices in March reached about $422,500 – up 8.3% compared to the same time in 2023, according to Redfin.com. The market
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They say there are three sides to every story: yours, mine, and the truth. Well, there’s also several ways to watch the same movie if you look at it from the point of view of the different characters. Let’s try something. Think of your favorite movie. Then latch
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Dear Posse, I want to thank everyone who keeps commenting to say “the eclipse is over, everything is normal, it’s cool, quit worrying, stop freaking out.” I know better. The shadows want me to think the same thing. I’m not falling for it. I walked down the Tobacco
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In the latest SoDu Reading Room installment, we check out an article shared by KQED that was written by Jill Barshay and produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. The short version: Federally funded education innovations don’t seem overwhelmingly