![[SoDu Alert] Weather Concerns Cause Early Durham Afterschool Program Closures](/content/images/size/w600/2025/01/colddps.png)
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[SoDu Alert] Weather Concerns Cause Early Durham Afterschool Program Closures
The district is continuing to monitor weather forecasts as administrators consider how it could affect tomorrow's school operations.
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Durham City Council
Brickworks, Community Needs Hearing on Durham Council Agenda
Dan Jewell of Thomas & Hutton wants a zoning map change for 95.48 acres bounded by Hoover and Angier roads, Ashe Street, U.S. Highway 70/Interstate 885, and East End Avenue for as many as 1,880 residential units and 49,500 square feet of non-residential development.
![[SoDu Alert] Durham Libraries Provide Warming Centers](/content/images/size/w600/2025/01/warmingcenters.jpg)
winter weather
[SoDu Alert] Durham Libraries Provide Warming Centers
The National Weather Service has issued a cold-weather advisory from 3 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Wednesday, with possible wind-chill temperatures as low as 2 degrees above zero.
![[In Memoriam] Durham Obituaries - Jan. 21, 2025](/content/images/size/w600/2025/01/IN-MEMORIAM-Jan.-21-2025.png)
Obituaries
[In Memoriam] Durham Obituaries - Jan. 21, 2025
Dec. 14, 2024 * Jerome Eugene Adamson, 96. Graveside service planned for 11 a.m. on March 8 at Maplewood Cemetery in Durham. Dec. 23, 2024 * Joyce V. Hall, 88. Memorial service at 10 a.m. on Feb. 1 at Umstead Park United Church of Christ in Raleigh. Dec. 30, 2024
Durham Activities
Durham Activities - Jan. 20-24, 2025
Jan. 21, 2025 * It’s Cold Outside Scavenger Hunt. Babies through elementary school. Pick up a scavenger hunt sheet at the information desk and search for pictures related to January cold weather. Find all the pictures and return to the desk for a prize. 9:30 a.m. to 6
Podcast
SoDu We Like Local News Episode 6: Slowing the Zone?
I confirmed Monday with DPS officials that walkers in the northern family responsibility zone at Hope Valley Elementary School will continue getting school bus service while construction work limits access to a sidewalk on Chapel Hill Road leading to University Drive.
durham public schools
Durham Public Schools: Menus for Jan. 20-24, 2025
Breakfast and lunch are free for all DPS students this year. Menus are subject to change without notice.
durham public schools
NCPTA Urges Advocacy in Durham School Transportation Zones
The new zones, created around 21 Durham schools to reduce the number of school bus routes and throttle demand for limited drivers, require families to provide their own means of getting about 750 elementary students to school – whether that’s on foot, on bicycles, or in the family car.
![[SoDu Alert] Hope Valley Farms Area Loses Power for Second Day in a Row](/content/images/size/w600/2025/01/outagesodu118.png)
utilities
[SoDu Alert] Hope Valley Farms Area Loses Power for Second Day in a Row
It's not clear yet what caused tonight's outage, which was first reported around 8:47 p.m. Estimated time of restoration is currently 12:45 a.m.
Southpoint Access
SoDu Week in Review - Jan. 18, 2025
Planning Commission Opposes Sheffield Farms, Cava Comes to Southpoint, Kids Get Coats at Hope Valley Elementary, and More!
![[Crossword] The Dream Perseveres](/content/images/size/w600/2025/01/thedream.png)
Crossword Puzzles
[Crossword] The Dream Perseveres
Constructed by Wes Platt using PuzzleMe's online crossword puzzle generator
![[SoDu Alert] NCPTA Calls Emergency Meeting on No-Bus Zones](/content/images/size/w600/2025/01/ptaemergency.jpg)
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[SoDu Alert] NCPTA Calls Emergency Meeting on No-Bus Zones
The meeting, for PTA members and leaders, aims to promote discussion about methods for advocating and helping schools adjust to the new zones.