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Hope Valley Centennial Celebration Focus of 2026 Home Tour
Preservation Durham this spring will showcase eight early homes in the 100-year-old neighborhood.
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Pixar's Hoppers: An Animated Delight for Me and My Kid
For me and my kid, Pixar is the A Team. Not every flick they make is a classic, but they’re usually immensely watchable.
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SoDu Shopping Basket: Aldi Offers Most Affordable List This Week
Walmart ($52.31) and Target ($52.38) are essentially tied for second.
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Duke Launches $203M HomeGrown Initiative to Boost Hiring, Housing, and Local Business Growth
Three-year plan will raise wages, expand local hiring and invest more in Triangle businesses and affordable housing
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Durham City Council Meeting - March 16, 2026: Budget Strains and $10 Million Hayti Vote
City Council members discussed accountability when it comes to Hayti funding concerns.
Life and Legacy
In Memoriam: Durham Obituaries – March 17, 2026
Honoring lives recently lost in the Durham community, with upcoming services and remembrances.
Durham Events
Preservation Durham’s 2026 Home Tour to Celebrate Hope Valley’s Centennial
Eight early Hope Valley homes will open for Preservation Durham’s 2026 tour as the organization marks the neighborhood’s 100th anniversary with a weekend of architecture, history and a May 12 lecture by author Lee Pace.
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Durham Schools Closed Monday Due to Weather
The forecast includes rare Level 4 storm risk that calls for strong winds and possible tornadoes.
The Gourmand Next Door
Napa, Substance and Quality
A journey into the most famous appellation of California.
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SoDu Signs: Horoscopes for March 14, 2026
Your daily astrological forecast from the friendliest corner of the cosmos.
sodu week in review
Children Are The Future - and I Told Them Journalism's a Decent Career
Plus, if you need a primer on how the Durham Public Schools afterschool lottery process works, Southpoint Access has you covered!
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Ask Wes Platt Anything (Paid Subscriber Opportunity)
Ask me anything: Durham, the newsletter, and the occasional hill I’ll die on.