Southpoint Access

SoDu Week in Review - March 8, 2025

Avoid falling prey to scammers impersonating police officers! That and more in the latest SoDu Week in Review!

Duke Lemur Center

New Baby Lemur Joins Duke Center Family

Baby lemurs are considered a crucial part of the center's conservation breeding program, providing a genetic safety net for this critically endangered species.

Southpoint Access

[SoDu Sunrise Showcase] Prescription for Improvement

Can a private equity firm make Walgreens better? Plus, information about yesterday's Jordan High School lockdown and more in the latest SoDu Sunrise Showcase.

Crossword Puzzles

[Crossword] Medical Marvels

Family Budget

SoDu Shopping Basket - March 7, 2025 [SoDu Crew Premium Feature]

Get store-by-store comparisons of prices for grocery staples available in the South Durham area. Available to SoDu Crew and other supporters of Southpoint Access with their paid newsletter subscription.

Nerdspresso

[Nerdspresso] Precious Prose Praising Parker Posey

Posey chews scenery like it's bubble gum in the latest in a line of amazing performances roles that should have made her a much bigger deal by now.

durham public schools

[SoDu Alert] Two Incidents Raise Alarm at Jordan High School

"A search of the campus was conducted and the student was located at a park adjacent to the school with three other juveniles," a DCSO press release stated. "One of the four did have a firearm. The lockdown was lifted."

Southpoint Access

[SoDu Sunrise Showcase] Sunny Days Ahead?

I'm welcoming your kids to submit weather art to accompany daily forecasts in the SoDu Sunrise Showcase newsletter. Plus, neighbor Maria Xenakis Easton issues a call to support funding for Tourette Syndrome Research.

Letters to the Editor

[Letter to the Editor] Support Tourette Syndrome Research Funding

Imagine having a child severely affected by a complicated, often misdiagnosed neurodevelopmental disorder, and then finding out you can’t access the medical care they need.

Birth Reports

[Welcome to the World] Durham Births - Feb. 22-28 [SoDu Crew Premium Feature]

Southpoint Access provides SoDu Crew subscribers with the most recent reports of children born to parents in Durham.

Business

SoDu-Based Chimerix Acquired in $935M Deal

The agreement, expected to close later this year, brings Chimerix’s promising brain cancer drug, dordaviprone, into Jazz’s growing oncology portfolio.

Southpoint Access

[SoDu Sunrise Showcase] No Escape from Reality

Did you watch the speech to the joint session of Congress? Also, got an artistic kid? They can submit cover designs for the Durham County Budget Book! And there's a Meet the Editor event via Zoom tonight. Sign up!